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neighbor

[ney-ber] / ˈneɪ bər /
NOUN
person who lives close by
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"If you're connected to your neighbor by these runners, then you're sharing nutrients and you don't need to compete with them," said Manica.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Riley said delays caused by the city and neighbor lawsuits have helped spiral costs upwards, because construction costs have climbed in recent years and interest on a pre-development loan has piled up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Because Florsheim had no lawyer, he cross-examined his neighbor himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Long lives with his wife and nine children in Pecan Plantation, a community that could neighbor one of the county’s proposed data centers.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Lights were already on in the kitchen, and when our neighbor let us in, we could smell bacon cooking.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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