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has neared

  • present perfect of near (3rd person singular).

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British specialist search and rescue teams have been sent to Venezuela, where the death toll from two massive earthquakes on Wednesday has neared 1,000.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

But its industry-leading customer relationship management software has neared saturation, and annual sales growth began slowing the following year, down to 8.7% in fiscal year 2025, which ended in January.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

As his march toward history has neared its final destination in recent weeks, Shohei Ohtani has tried to sidestep the chatter surrounding his chase for 50-50.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

The euro has been gradually losing steam over the last two months, since hitting a 15-month high, as the ECB has neared the end of its current cycle of rate rises.

From Reuters Sep. 19, 2023

Arjuna I have heard that a horde of robbers has neared the plains.

From Chitra, a play in one act by Tagore, Rabindranath