1
as in came
to come near or nearer
as the hour of his death was nighing
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2
as in approached
to move closer to
as the old man was nighing his hour of death
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025 -
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the draft room, Bisciotti looked nervous as the pick approached, worried another team — or even his own GM — might snag Randall.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bo Erickson | Reuters A source who was attending the event, and was briefed by Secret Service after the shooting, told CNBC’s Eamon Javers that a man with a shotgun had approached metal detectors and was shot by Secret Service agents.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2026
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Across the awards, several titles drew on personal archives or close family circles to address wider political realities.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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By the early 1960s, AAP Reuters drew on the additional resources of The New York Times, United Press (United States), and The Times (United Kingdom) and was transmitting 16 million words annually from its London and New York bureaus alone.—
Kevin Patrick,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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After initially being given three to four months to live, Sasse, 54, entered a clinical trial for a drug called daraxonrasib, an oral therapy (pill) that is designed to block the defective gene that triggers uncontrolled cellular growth.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fedde, who came up with the Nationals and played with them from 2017-22, gave up three runs, one earned, on three hits in 5 2/3 innings.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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When the Jaguars called, the number came up as spam.—
Mark Long,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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There used to be scads of potteries in the area, which enjoyed an abundance of clay, but all the potteries had closed, run out of business by cheap imports.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The police force said his file was closed later the same year, and did not disclose the reason for the referral.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Barcelona closed in on a second consecutive La Liga title after Fermín López and Marcus Rashford scored to help earn its first win at Getafe in six seasons on Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Public schools are closed in Massachusetts on Patriots' Day, as are all state, county and municipal offices and courts.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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