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It’s possible that immunity could be achieved at a level closer to 60 percent.

He blamed China for the pandemic and said he saved many lives by “closing up the country.”

Lowe’s is currently on a hot streak, but the gap is wide, and closing it requires a leader like Ellison with devoted employees, according to Wahba.

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In recent years, summer has brought a season of fear to California, with ever-worsening wildfires closing in.

Big names like Tesla and Apple, which dragged the sector down last week, posted strong rallies, up 3% and 12% respectively as of Monday’s close.

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Not actual CIA agents, but U.S. government personnel who have worked very closely with the CIA, and who are fans of the show.

Those who have watched anti-gay groups closely suggest that there will be two major strategic shifts in their strategy.

Because I was living with this story, I watched closely as Hollywood considered making a film about Selma.

We are looking forward to working closely with this champion of liberty.

There are also portraits, protests, reportage and Jim Marshall was there to shoot it all—or pretty closely.

But it was necessary to take Silan, which the rebels hastened to strengthen, closely followed up by the Spaniards.

We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.

Their opportunities and earnings are relatively small, and in order to live they must figure closely.

Keep closely covered with a bell glass and, in a few weeks, more or less, the baby Ferns will start to put in an appearance.

Then she bent her glance to the writing, and studied it a moment, what time the man from Paris watched her closely.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to closely, such as: firmly, hard, intently, intimately, jointly, and meticulously.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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