vicinity
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Instead, they survived the crash only to stumble, separately, upon Craigh na Dun, which transported them to the time, and general vicinity, of Jamie’s parents’ courtship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Schools have announced they would be closed on Thursday "due to an emergency situation with a suspected unexploded bomb within the vicinity of the school".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Iran’s renewed attacks on commercial vessels in the vicinity of the strait highlighted the slow-burning, tit-for-tat battle playing out in the waters around the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"The past 24 people that have been to the vicinity of the Moon were all white men from America," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
It is supposed that said girl is in the vicinity of Mrs. Steel’s plantation.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing vicinity
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