closest
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“It was the closest you could get to the stage without playing an instrument,” remembers Gray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Later, these spreadsheets provided the FBI a detailed picture of which congressional offices worked closest with Navatek.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
One theory describes an almost complete apocalypse, with human populations abruptly disappearing from areas closest to the eruption.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
When Barbabella arrived, he called out: “I need the most seriously injured!” recalled Josh Sweeney, who had been closest to the bomb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Red wasn’t my friend exactly, but she was the closest I had to a friend.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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