closest

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SpaceX is the closest to staging an IPO, having made public its prospectus filing in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

As it continues inward, it is expected to make its closest pass by Messier 87 in roughly 200-300 million years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Wood, who is 36 parkruns ahead of his closest rival, said the attention around being the first to 1,000 has been "a little bit overwhelming" but added it was "just a nice celebration".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He explicitly warns against “paternalistic or welfare-based management of societal life” and insists that decisions should be made “at the closest level possible to the persons involved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Upper Tyson and Clarksville were the two closest suburbs.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix