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Competitors must balance brute strength with political savvy, knowing when to make moves and when to lay low, all while living in close quarters with people actively plotting for their elimination.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 30 July 2025
The next day, officials reported the first positive case in the migrant shelter, where nearly 2,500 people lived in close quarters.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The dogs are also forced to live in close quarters and rarely, if ever, leave the enclosures, the documents said.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Catherine Branstetter, an interior decorator based in Nashville, recommends tackling the challenge of close quarters from an emotional angle.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2025
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 30 July 2025
The next day, officials reported the first positive case in the migrant shelter, where nearly 2,500 people lived in close quarters.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The dogs are also forced to live in close quarters and rarely, if ever, leave the enclosures, the documents said.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Catherine Branstetter, an interior decorator based in Nashville, recommends tackling the challenge of close quarters from an emotional angle.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for close quarters
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“Close quarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20quarters. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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