cheek by jowl
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Ruoff’s team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
A shocking image of hundreds of people waiting in line, practically cheek by jowl, along the snow-covered route in 2019 raised serious questions about safety.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2022
And instead of being crammed cheek by jowl in the press section, reporters, along with the justices’ law clerks, are spaced throughout the otherwise-empty chamber.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
More than 22,000 people have tested positive inside jails, where inmates living cheek by jowl have been encouraged to keep wearing their masks even while they sleep.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2021
No one is tempted to make that error, because like and conveniently are cheek by jowl, which makes the clash obvious.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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