nearest

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Tinder is the most visited dating app, but over the past three years usage has been dropping and it's now only marginally ahead of nearest competitor Hinge.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

For the stocks listed in this table, that would mean buying the straddles expiring on June 12, or the next nearest date if that expiration date not exist for a particular stock.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

That facility would have been less than 500 feet away from the nearest home, and would have used three times the electricity of the entire 60,000-person city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Amazon now controls roughly four out of every 10 dollars Americans spend online – more than four times the share of its nearest competitor.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The nearest Allied-held island was Rendova—they could see Rendova Peak in the distance to the southeast.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin