closest

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The third-placed candidate Paloma Valencia, a conservative, has thrown her support behind the right-wing showman, putting him in pole position to become the next president of one of Washington's closest South American allies.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The technology will still be unable to pick out the closest offsides, while there are limitations if players are on the ground or if there are several too close together.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

This, she says, is how decisions work in the Biden household—despite being one of her husband’s closest advisers, someone who sat in on key political strategy meetings and the vetting of his vice presidential candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This is a guy who is prone to rash decisionmaking and poor judgment, whose empathy for others, including those closest to him, may have a limit.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

A fake date might be the closest we ever got to a real one.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith