closest

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For evolutionary science, they show why we must check our closest relatives before assuming a specific, or unique, cultural explanation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

SpaceX on Monday offered the closest look yet into its plans to eventually operate data centers in space, a technology it’s billed as central to its future.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Images showed extensive damage, including collapsed buildings, in the city of General Santos, the town closest to the epicenter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The closest star, Proxima Centauri, is marked at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles to reflect its true distance.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He was woken by a commotion from the nests closest to him.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo