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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

Hundreds of thousands more Congolese have fled to neighboring Uganda and Burundi.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

In the wake of the multi-day chemical crisis in neighboring Orange County, Los Angeles County has launched an online map to let people know whether they live or work near an industrial or waste site.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Together they had five children who lived with Fanny on a neighboring plantation.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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