closest

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Wes Streeting was in Parliament with his closest advisers mulling whether he should quit the cabinet job as health secretary that he had coveted for years.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Kobliner said her method is closest to “pay yourself first,” which gives priority to saving first, and then proceeds to needs and wants.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

More damaging still, several of his closest advisers have reportedly urged him to announce a timeline for his departure, including Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, the two most senior Cabinet ministers.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Researchers found that the OHF group, whose diets remained closest to what participants had already been eating before the study, showed no significant change in biological age markers.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

“Now that he’s aware you’re the closest link he has to his mother, he’ll come looking for you.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste