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neighbor

[ney-ber] / ˈneɪ bər /
NOUN
person who lives close by
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During the Getty Center closure, its Malibu coast neighbor the Getty Villa will remain open to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Addis has been looking to its neighbor and on-again, off-again enemy, Eritrea, a small pariah state to the east with a relatively long Red Sea coastline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Before the war began Feb. 28, the U.A.E. saw Iran as a difficult neighbor with a logic to its political positions, one of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Ed Fitzgerald remembers the first time he worried about the new neighbor, when he first got a glimpse of what was to come.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“I suppose we could—what if we went to my neighbor Theo’s room? He should have left for class by now. His room is next door and might have the lighting you’re looking for.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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