closest

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She said Fredrik Backman’s international mega-seller, “A Man Called Ove,” also published by Atria, is probably the closest comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

A Los Angeles firefighter testified that he saw flashes of light and heard loud noises that sounded like fireworks around midnight near the neighborhood closest to where the blaze sparked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

That makes Nvidia the closest thing to a neutral wager on the category: It sells into Tesla’s rivals, Uber’s partners and the Chinese operators alike and collects whether or not any single network wins.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

The stories midshipmen seem less interested in, surprisingly, are the ones closest to home.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

Upper Tyson and Clarksville were the two closest suburbs.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix