closest
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The researchers found that its closest relatives included Madtsoia pisdurensis, a fossil snake from ancient India, and Gigantophis garstini, another large prehistoric snake known from North Africa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
She has always lived closest to our mom.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Like "being shot out of a cannon" is the closest comparison that driver Susanne Callin can come up with for the extreme motorsport she competes in.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
I knew that it was the closest place in North America to Europe, so when people would do transatlantic flights up until relatively recently, they would stop in Newfoundland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Natalie was closest, and she held Churro tight as she climbed down the steps.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
