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neighboring

[ney-ber-ing] / ˈneɪ bər ɪŋ /


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A small army of staff and contractors pour into Starbase every day from neighboring areas, including Brownsville, the biggest city in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and historically one of the poorest places in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They first demonstrated that asexual reproduction through runners reduced competition among neighboring organisms.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

As of Friday, neighboring Uganda has had 16 confirmed cases and one death.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

My grandmother positions a chair in front of the windows of our sunroom, which look out onto the neighboring hills dotted with bungalows, Tuscan pines and tall palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She lived in South Orange, a neighboring town to Maplewood.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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