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Examples
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Forget L.A. -- did you know there was a quake in close-in Southeast Portland a week ago Sunday night?
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On close-in east side of Portland (Jack Bog's Blog)
More earthquakes! On close-in east side of Portland (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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The cities of the early and mid-20th century were dirty, sooty, smelly, and crowded, and commuting from the first, close-in suburbs was fast and easy.
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The City of Portland is asking the feds for $44 million for road projects relating to the SoWhat District and close-in southeast.
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In Misrata, a close-in siege made it difficult for airstrikes to interfere.
Allies Strain to Mend Split Nathan Hodge 2011
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Their search techniques were attuned to finding big planets, close-in to their suns.
Seth Shostak: A Planet Someone Might Call Home Seth Shostak 2010
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Also, the flash flood warning that had been in effect for the District and close-in suburbs has been discontinued.
Tornado watch scaled back, flash flood warning for District discontinued Jason Samenow 2010
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United, American and US Airways all had lower availability close-in than they did in the regular advance-purchase test.
For Frequent Fliers, a Ranking of the Stingiest Airlines Scott McCartney 2011
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Their search techniques were attuned to finding big planets, close-in to their suns.
Seth Shostak: A Planet Someone Might Call Home Seth Shostak 2010
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Silat is a very sinuous and close-in style, mixing hard strikes with joint locks and throws.
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