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nighs

verb

present tense third-person singular of nigh

as in comes

to come near or nearer as the hour of his death was nighing

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as in approaches

to move closer to as the old man was nighing his hour of death

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Harry's decision comes amid ongoing discussions with the royal family to acquire an appropriate level of security for his family, including Meghan Markle and their two children, Princess Lilibet, 5, and Prince Archie, 7.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Gentle self-expression comes easily as the emotional Moon in your sign harmonizes with the vibrant Sun in your 5th House of Creativity and Play.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026

Definition of comes

Verb

Washington still approaches Africa country by country, while Africa is organizing itself as a continental market.

— Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
As the 16th anniversary of their July 13, 2010 nuptials approaches, the now-52-year-old Penelope Cruz tells People that even now, the mystery between the couple is alive and well.

— Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026

Definition of approaches

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Her concept of gravity draws on both East and West, on karma and original sin.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
This article draws on publicly available reporting, Meta statements, Oversight Board findings, and our own experience navigating Facebook’s enforcement and appeals processes.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026

Definition of draws on

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Club healthcare names Cardinal Health , Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly all outperformed the market and are on pace for record closes in Friday’s session.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 June 2026
That improvement process is already well underway as rookie minicamp closes in and with organized team activities not far behind.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of closes in

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Preparations are underway as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding day nears, and experts say is likely a prenuptial agreement will be included in those final touches.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Not trying to be AWS Cloud infrastructure is a particularly valuable commodity as the generative AI boom nears its fourth anniversary, and is something that very few companies can afford to provide at scale.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 2 July 2026

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