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It will be released into the nearest suitable habitat in the Angeles National Forest, the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

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

Its Emmett shop, more than a mile from the nearest coal-processing plant and several miles from any extraction site, is where its trucks get their oil changed and their brakes fixed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

She let her nose lead her where it would—usually toward the nearest squirrel or rabbit.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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