closest

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"It's the closest thing we have to controlling the boundary of the quantum world," said Kamal Oudrhiri, project manager of Cold Atom Lab at JPL, referring to those low temperatures.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

“NLight is closest to being exclusively military,” Cupps said, ”because its primary product is directed energy, a high-powered laser, but they can also apply the laser to space-based communication.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Colombia has long been the United States' closest partner in South America, pouring billions of dollars into the country's military and intelligence services.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Burnham's closest adviser, Lee ran his first Labour leadership campaign in 2010, advised him when he was shadow health secretary and has been running his mayoral office since 2017.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Three prefectures along the northeastern coast of the island—Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima—were closest to the fault and took the hardest hit.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland