lie close
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For instance, it can detect strong correlations for lines that tilt at 50 degrees or 75 degrees, as long as the data points lie close to a straight line, Kim says.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
"In London, this is can be dangerous because so many of our green spaces lie close to homes and other properties."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
Hundreds of years later, that means roads and waterways that often lie close to each other, State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
The governors of Bryansk and Belgorod regions, which lie close to the border with Ukraine in western Russia, also reported attempted drone attacks early Tuesday.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
Musab and Ali also lie close; one of them snores but I can’t tell which.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
