flanking
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Kinjo says that reefs flanking his seaside farm consist entirely of corals he cultivated, with their natural peers "no longer able to keep up with a tremendous increase in stress" in the anthropogenically polluted ocean.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Primitive by U.S. standards, the silos are little more than deep holes dug into the side of a mountain that point toward the nearby Persian Gulf, flanking a paved entrance to the underground facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
In 2004, he was one of several performers flanking Super Bowl headliner Janet Jackson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy, an analysis and forecasting firm, called the Washington-Delhi deal "an answer to those thinking the EU is flanking or gaining speed on the US on trade."
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
“Now,” he said, considering the doorways opposite, two smaller doors flanking the great central double door; “Now,” he said, and selected the nearest.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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