adjoin
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The witness was also asked by the lawyer about safety issues that could have arisen for local families whose back gardens adjoin the waste ground where the culvert is located.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
About 20% are protected nature areas, like the mountains covered with pine and fir forests that adjoin the neighboring state of Morelos.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Citing previous Court opinions, the plurality stated that an adjacent wetland must abut or adjoin a regulated water.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
Our offices adjoin and she is continually coming in, making herself at home, and peppering me with questions.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2022
This 'dining hall' where I now sit, however, is a modem annexe built to adjoin the main building - a long, flat room characterized by rows of large windows on either side.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Kei Nakai says he’ll miss the most his parents’ home — a skinny, green two-story building that adjoins the nursery on Grevillea Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
The Barents Sea, which adjoins the Arctic Ocean, is one of the most productive oceanic areas in the world and home to an enormous diversity of organisms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
“We feel that enough’s enough,” said Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, one of the most vulnerable first-term Republicans, who represents a New York district that adjoins Santos’.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Subject to a ruling to the contrary from next month's tribunal panel, Reuben will attend a mainstream primary that adjoins the special school.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
One rumor originating in Hartman’s Cafe involved Taylor Jones, a rancher whose property adjoins River Valley Farm.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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If data centers occupy the caverns, any improper water management or heat discharge could quickly become an immediate risk to adjoined residential neighborhoods.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023
Led by a single instructor who moves back and forth between two adjoined studio spaces, about a dozen students warm up with an intricate series of moves that combine carefully choreographed footwork with upper-body strikes.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
That structure consists of adjoined cubes that rest on unarticulated columns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
So I went to my room, that adjoined Father’s, and wasted time on my phone screen, and thought how I could be doing this at home, and fell asleep.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2020
We pass by rows of adjoined clapboard houses.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Noth’s bedroom offers a more pared-back aesthetic, with enough space to accommodate a king-sized bed, while the adjoining full bathroom features marble finishes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
In an adjoining room, Mr. Blair was honing his scheduled remarks when he heard of the second crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
On the adjoining estate, more than a dozen homes have boarded-up windows.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The organization has partnered with the city on the campus’ redesign since 2012, when planning began to incorporate a vacant lot adjoining the towers into the campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Marco waves Isobel into the adjoining study before he answers.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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