proximate

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With investors already fearful about the more proximate risks posed by the hundreds of billions being spent on AI, this vision of the future spooked the markets further.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The proximate causes at times seem minor relative to the reactions they’ve provoked in the market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

In each case, what might have otherwise been viewed as a minor offense was taken seriously because the actors were proximate to those in power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

“So I became very passionate about democracy and elections, and that’s how I got proximate to the issues of environmental racism and access to education, reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy,” Ferrera said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Among the resulting proximate factors behind the conquest, the most important included differences in germs, technology, political organization, and writing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond