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If your dog gets bitten in a remote location where a vet may not be nearby be sure to rinse the wound and reduce blood flow to the area.
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Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Many still fly their aircraft into the Lakeland airport and set up tents nearby.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
One bend features 170-year-old dwellings acquired from former cotton plantations nearby, a whipping post, and replicas of a rail car and a holding pen.
—Donovan X. Ramsey, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
One suspect was immediately apprehended, and the other was taken into custody nearby after fleeing the scene.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
One suspect was taken into custody right away while another fled and was taken into custody nearby, Davis said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
The dog-friendly pet policy has no weight restrictions, and there are two dog parks nearby.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Also nearby is the Duck Pond, which has a large pond with fountains, and play structures.
—Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
During the civil war, workers from the Ministry of Culture and the French School of the Far East took hundreds of pieces from local temples and stashed them away nearby at the Angkor conservatory.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Many still fly their aircraft into the Lakeland airport and set up tents nearby.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
One bend features 170-year-old dwellings acquired from former cotton plantations nearby, a whipping post, and replicas of a rail car and a holding pen.
—Donovan X. Ramsey, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
One suspect was immediately apprehended, and the other was taken into custody nearby after fleeing the scene.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
One suspect was taken into custody right away while another fled and was taken into custody nearby, Davis said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
The dog-friendly pet policy has no weight restrictions, and there are two dog parks nearby.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Also nearby is the Duck Pond, which has a large pond with fountains, and play structures.
—Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
During the civil war, workers from the Ministry of Culture and the French School of the Far East took hundreds of pieces from local temples and stashed them away nearby at the Angkor conservatory.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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