closer
Example Sentences
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The team aims to integrate these materials into solid-state systems to improve energy transfer and move closer to practical solar cell applications.
From Science Daily
"The car is better to follow, better to race. You can race better and closer and it's more exciting. The problem is the stuff that makes you go faster."
From BBC
"We don't have the pace to match Mercedes still but we are getting closer."
From BBC
In a more prolonged conflict, it sees growth falling closer to 2% and inflation moving above 4%, which would squeeze living standards.
From BBC
Jamming of foreign broadcasts was pioneered by Nazi Germany during World War Two, using noise or signals from more powerful transmitters located closer to the listeners.
From BBC
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