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Norman didn’t back down or run, repeatedly engaging in close quarters exchanges and forcing the referee to step in and separate the two fighters.
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Unfortunately, the close quarters of cruise ships can make the vessels good environments for spreading a variety of ailments.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Unfortunately, the close quarters of cruise ships can make the vessels good environments for spreading a variety of ailments.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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