closest

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As economist Tyler Cowen argued in his book “Stubborn Attachments,” the closest thing we have to a Crusonia Plant in the real world is sustainable economic growth: broad, compounding prosperity that feeds rich and poor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The closest Metro stop is along the just-opened D-line on Wilshire Boulevard, a two-mile hike from the West Hollywood border.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Before putting the property on the market, Barrymore seized the opportunity to make at least one more core memory there, when she celebrated her 51st birthday with some of her closest friends.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The hair closest to the scalp will cover the most recent month, the next centimetre the next month, and so on.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

That was the closest town, twenty miles away.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis