How to Use in the vicinity of in a Sentence
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Both sides have blamed the other for attacks in the vicinity of the plant.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 7 May 2023
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Those who were in the vicinity of the animal but did not touch it are not at risk.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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The Fed projects that inflation will sink to 2.4% next year, in the vicinity of its 2% target.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
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The skies were dark enough in the vicinity of the eclipsed sun that stars were visible, including the bright planets Jupiter and Venus.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
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The ball hit in the vicinity of the yellow line at the top of the wall and caromed back into play with Wiemer scoring easily.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2023
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The remains of five crew members were found, but have not yet been identified, in the vicinity of Yakushima, the Air Force said.
—Lauren Minore, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023
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The deaths occurred in the vicinity of Highway 99, a major north-south route for the Central Valley, which was flooded by the storm.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
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But hardly for our city, especially those who live, work and play in the vicinity of this hellscape.
—Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2022
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The debris was found in the vicinity of the village of Plauru, according to the Defense Ministry.
—Amar Nadhir, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
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In the darkness of night, 104 people were rescued, and brought to shore on the Mayan Queen IV, a luxury yacht that was sailing in the vicinity of the shipwreck.
—Renata Brito, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
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Written reports of a monster in the vicinity of Scotland's famed Loch Ness first arose in the sixth century.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 24 July 2023
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Officers even went to the homes of people whose phones’ geolocation records placed them in the vicinity of protests.
—Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
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Then, a missile hit in the courtyard behind the building, followed by another missile in the vicinity of the first strike.
—Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
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NJTransit shared a photo of a brushfire in the vicinity of County Rd.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 20 June 2024
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He was located in the vicinity of the bank about two hours later and taken into custody.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
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The activity seemingly ceased in 2017, at least in the vicinity of Malaysia, but started up again this year.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
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The activity seemingly ceased in 2017, at least in the vicinity of Malaysia, but started up again this year.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
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She was stopped in the vicinity of Waukegan Road and Main Street when police observed the headlight violation.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
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Dahshur is the southernmost of the great pyramid necropolises of the Old Kingdom in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Memphis.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
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Originating from outside the solar system, the meteor moved at a speed two times faster than nearly all of the stars in the vicinity of the sun, Loeb said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
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Macy said several shell casings were found on Alexander Place in the vicinity of the house party.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 May 2024
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Hamas said on its social media platforms that its snipers and mortar teams had fired at Israeli forces in the vicinity of the hospital.
—Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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Today, money-market funds are the answer to the question of where to put your money that is safe—and that also gives investors yields in the vicinity of 4% to 5% yearly.
—Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
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Police said Baca was in the vicinity of the fire and observed near the fire department’s equipment by witnesses.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 21 July 2023
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That's exactly what's going on now in the vicinity of where there would have been a football game playing today in Orchard Park.
—Rishikesh Rajagopalan, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2024
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The royal family is staggeringly wealthy, with a net worth in the vicinity of $28 billion.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
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Across Israel, highways in the vicinity of major bases are lined with thousands and thousands of cars, abandoned by reservists rushing to take up arms.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
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Investigators tried to ping the original caller’s phone, which was showing up as being in the vicinity of the home.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
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She was arrested early Wednesday morning in the vicinity of a bush outside the hotel.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
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Three adults were found with injuries after police responded to reports of a stabbing just after 4 p.m. in the vicinity of 19th Ave.
—Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
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