adjacent

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Hogan purchased the larger of the two homes that made up his Florida compound for $3.33 million in April 2012, before adding the smaller adjacent property for $1.6 million four years later.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

It applies to the strait and adjacent waters to "secure transit passage and to deter attempts to close, obstruct or otherwise interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Two decades ago, Ford workers at a Dearborn factory who didn’t drive Fords were banned from parking in a lot adjacent to the facility, according to reports at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The statement said the county has “implemented changes to our alert and warning practices, including issuing evacuation warnings to all directly adjacent zones when an evacuation order is issued.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

From railings in front of the boxes hung triangles of silk embroidered with gold arabesques, all glowing with the light of adjacent incandescent bulbs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson