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vicinity

[vi-sin-i-tee] / vɪˈsɪn ɪ ti /


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With the storm "moving towards the vicinity of Zhejiang and moving inland, its outer subsiding air will persistently bring extremely hot weather to the territory today to Tuesday", the Hong Kong Observatory said.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

For two, whatever $2 tickets you might find in Anaheim put you in the vicinity of the top of a foul pole.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

At the time of the explosion, there were approximately 300 people in the vicinity of baggage claim, but there was no evidence to suggest any had been a target.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

"For them to even top the group was nowhere near the vicinity of thinking. This is happening right now."

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Harry, who had no grudge against Krum, shook hands; then, feeling that it would be prudent to remove Krum from Ron’s vicinity, offered to show him his seat.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said that 116 Ukrainians had been released — including “defenders of Mariupol, Kherson partisans, snipers from Bakhmut vicinities, and other heroes.”

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2023

The team also prepared training sessions and webinars available to schools to help them identify potential hazards in their vicinities and structural weaknesses in their buildings.

From Washington Post Aug. 31, 2021

The community is virtually invisible, with most people working in meat-producing factories in the vicinities while those in town keep an extremely low profile.

From The Guardian Oct. 7, 2018

Dr Schlegel may thus have found a mechanism by which black holes can switch off star formation in their vicinities.

From Economist Jan. 7, 2016

Lord Cornwallis had advanced to the vicinities of the Moravian towns, and was still moving on rapidly.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph




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