near

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Mortgage rates last week stood around 6.5%, but “if somehow the mortgage rate can return back to near 6%, definitely home sales would be coming out of this three years of slump,” Yun said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Japanese authorities have sedated and captured a black bear, days after it was spotted roaming around a city near Tokyo.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I don’t know what it means for us in the near future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Dozens gathered near the air base, some wearing protective equipment and carrying a coffin with "Ebola" written on it.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In the middle of the clearing, near a pinewood long-fire, a group of women sat on willow-branch mats, talking quietly as they shelled hazelnuts and picked over a basket of juniper berries.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver