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closeness

[klohs-nis] / ˈkloʊs nɪs /


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But, especially in Pulte’s new position, The Fellowship could be just a phone call away, given its intense focus on relationships with global leaders, and given Pulte’s ostensible closeness to his grandfather.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

About 40% of Americans long for more closeness with friends, he says, but struggle to find time for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

I met them at a mosque in Minneapolis, where the imam described how the crisis had strengthened ties across faith groups: "The ICE raid created more closeness and more brotherhood and sisterhood."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

That immediate closeness — and a shared love of pizza crunch, a battered pizza popular in Scotland — allowed the actors to take on the more demanding aspects of their roles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Always, Wallace and I had shared an exceptional closeness and trust.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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