as in to adjoin
to be adjacent to
our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife
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The company’s Starbase launch facility in South Texas abuts the Boca Chica Wildlife Refuge, an expanse of tidal flats, mangroves and sand dunes that is home to rare and endangered species including ocelots, sea turtles and northern aplomado falcons.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Satellite images taken Sunday by Maxar Technologies show the 5,000-ton destroyer, as yet unnamed, in a drydock in the port of Rajin, part of North Korea’s Rason special economic zone, which abuts its short border with Russia.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
The march frequently stokes tension as ultranationalist Jews stream into Palestinian areas of Jerusalem’s walled Old City en-route to the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s most sacred sites, which abuts the mosque compound.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 May 2025
Dozens of picnic tables are spread across a multi-acre garden surrounded by vegetable and flower beds abutting farm fields and meadows.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Satellite images taken Sunday by Maxar Technologies show the 5,000-ton destroyer, as yet unnamed, in a drydock in the port of Rajin, part of North Korea’s Rason special economic zone, which abuts its short border with Russia.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
The march frequently stokes tension as ultranationalist Jews stream into Palestinian areas of Jerusalem’s walled Old City en-route to the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s most sacred sites, which abuts the mosque compound.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 May 2025
Dozens of picnic tables are spread across a multi-acre garden surrounded by vegetable and flower beds abutting farm fields and meadows.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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This crimson-red building that adjoins Chafariz da Esperança, a baroque fountain and national monument from 1760, has recently undergone a renovation leaving behind five modern apartments spread across four floors.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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The actress, who welcomed her first child in July 2024, was joined by Tucker, 29, for the occasion, along with close friends Alexander Ludwig and his wife Lauren Ludwig, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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He’s been magnificent for us for as long as he’s joined.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The curved viewing line for Saturday nearly touches the border between South Dakota and Nebraska, as chances of seeing the northern lights increase the farther north people are of the line.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The discussion inevitably also touched on the role of tax incentives.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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The bar is flanked by their in-house genever distillery, a nod to the Netherlands’ rich distilling heritage.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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From the outside, the restaurant is unassuming, with two small rectangular windows flanking the door.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Later, set off on an unforgettable whale watching adventure in the surrounding waters or go for a walk through the Akureyri Botanic Gardens, which opened in 1912 as Iceland's first public park.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Stephanie, the boys’ mom and Todd Sr.’s wife, is surrounded by baseball.—
Ronald Blum,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Palm Beach, part-time home to President Donald Trump, ranks as the wealthiest suburb of Fort Lauderdale in our ranking, although locals associate themselves more with neighboring West Palm Beach.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals from neighboring Myanmar.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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