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neighbor

[ney-ber] / ˈneɪ bər /
NOUN
person who lives close by
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When she and her gardener sheet-mulched the front yard with cardboard Amazon boxes she had collected from her neighbors in October, one neighbor joked that it looked ready for Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"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

Shipments to the U.S. were up 4.8% and imports from Canada’s nearest neighbor rose 1.6%.

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

Even Mr. Spencer, our quiet neighbor, donated a check for fifteen dollars.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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