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They’ll also get some of the highest-resolution images ever taken of the moon and the first readings of which molecules lie near the surface.

The two villages in Donetsk region lie near a string of small settlements recaptured by Ukraine earlier this month.

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The destruction was so extensive because of two factors: First, the faults that slipped are about 200 miles long, lie near the surface, and run right through or near to urban areas which were shaken very hard — the worst shaking is often closest to the fault.

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that the soldier had failed to report for roll-call on Erdan islet, part of the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen group of islands that lie near the Chinese city of Xiamen.

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Another complication: Most of the nation’s deposits of lithium and other critical minerals lie near Native American reservations, raising questions about whether and how quickly they can be tapped.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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