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A spokesperson for the Indian Air Force told Reuters that it will "deploy comprehensive measures for integrated aerospace defence in the Delhi and close-by areas."
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
Locals have taken to praying by the sports center in the close-by city of Crotone, where coffins sit, waiting for burial.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
“That’s actually probably made us want to move more than something like this,” Sarah Wilson, 45, said of the close-by wildfire flames.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2020
The beach is down a steep embankment with only one close-by neighbor, who Rivera says was fine with the decomposition plan.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2019
Conspirators who plotted against the American cause had been arrested all over the city and in several close-by villages.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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