closer
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“I’d say,” Tampa Bay closer Bryan Baker said, “that was a pretty good deadline acquisition there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Bank of America has projected a slightly higher number at $63.8 billion and noted that buy-side expectations — or those from investors at large institutions — could be closer to $64 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Reporting Scotland: News at Seven succeeds in bringing our audience closer to the day's news and has been incredibly effective at adding context from experts and from a first-person experience.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Temperamentally, it’s closer to “Freaks & Geeks” or “Dazed and Confused” than, say, “Stranger Things,” but I also wrote “Robert Altman” in my notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I won’t take a step closer, but can I see? Put it on the floor or something and slide it over.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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