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side by side

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  1. Next to each other, close together, as in They were walking down the street side by side when the taxi jumped the curb, or In the new Russia communism and capitalism are trying to live side by side. [c. 1200]


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Taken aback by Gavriel’s fiery outburst, Yair asks in disbelief, “why can’t we live side by side in peace?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

We’d progressed from walking in the park to perching across from each other in my living room to sitting side by side on the family room sofa.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Those changes sat side by side with different types of technologies that I think also increased the likelihood of a candidate-centered campaign.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Instead, it has been creating new stars over an extended period, leaving multiple generations living side by side.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

At first it seemed to me that we should invite them, too, to Bloe-mendaal, to live side by side with those they had injured, to seek a new compassion on both sides.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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