neighbor
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Instead of a sudden, catastrophic collision that destroys the smaller object, the star appears to be sustaining a relatively steady flow of material from its neighbor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Michael Kearns was a friend, mentor, neighbor, and my movie buddy,” Palencia wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Wendy Schlotterbeck, a neighbor who had been summering on Hupper Island since the days when it had no docks or electricity, grew upset at the sight of the chief justice’s celebrating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He spoke with a neighbor in his mid-40s who lived in the same rental apartment for 16 years before being able to afford buying a home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Mudd introduced Booth to a neighbor, who sold Booth a peculiar one-eyed horse.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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I love to hike in nature preserves, but don’t want them as my next-door neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The abrupt exits have frazzled some of the city’s elder statesmen, chagrined politicians—and prompted some chief executives to make not-so-subtle digs at their former neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
They might also hesitate to install a shower chair or add handrails at the front door for all the neighbors to see.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
As the day approaches, I keep thinking about how large a funny little bridge can become in the lives of its neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
As we climb the hill back to our home, we run into our neighbors Ahmet and Afrah and their boys, Sadik, Emir, and Nazim, and Papa can’t make us avoid them now.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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