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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
near .
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Examples
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As his term neared its end, Olmert made some of the bravest declarations ever by a prime minister about the need to end the occupation and reach an agreement - but now that has turned out to be a fraud.
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As the train neared, Autrey pinned Hollopeter in the trough by lying on top of him, face to face.
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As the end of Buford Pusser's first two-year term neared, he announced his candidacy for reelection.
The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser
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As UNMIN's term neared expiry Wednesday, the ruling parties had been favouring reducing its mandate and taking the army off its supervision.
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As UNMIN's term neared expiry Wednesday, the ruling parties had been favouring reducing its mandate and taking the army off its supervision.
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In 1982, unemployment was at 10.8 percent as the midterms neared, and conventional wisdom said Reagan's Republicans were done for.
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As the role call neared the “Ms,” my heart was trying to make like an alien and explode out of my chest.
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As the role call neared the “Ms,” my heart was trying to make like an alien and explode out of my chest.
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As the role call neared the “Ms,” my heart was trying to make like an alien and explode out of my chest.
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As the role call neared the “Ms,” my heart was trying to make like an alien and explode out of my chest.
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