neighboring

Example Sentences

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His predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, had left the nation bankrupt and humiliated, following an eight-year war with neighboring Iraq, one of the deadliest global conflicts of the past century.

From The Wall Street Journal

When that happens, smaller moons can be pushed into more stretched out orbits, increasing the chances that they collide with neighboring moons.

From Science Daily

In neighboring Randall County, DPS helped officials verify that one in five had a U.S. passport, according to interviews with the local officials.

From Salon

Hours earlier, neighboring Uruguay was first out of the blocks to ratify the deal, which has been fiercely opposed by farmers in some EU countries.

From Barron's

Brazil's agriculture ministry published a decree this week ordering the suspension, citing the risk of pests or diseases in cocoa beans coming from the West African nation, claiming its production includes "grains from neighboring countries."

From Barron's