in the vicinity of
idiom
1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
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Amid mounting tensions, two armed men were arrested in the vicinity of the vote-counting center after local police got tipped off by the FBI about an armed group traveling from Virginia to attack the building.
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WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
All 35 developments in the complaint sent to Hobbs and the water agency are in the vicinity of the riparian area.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Emergency officials said early Wednesday that fire crews and police were responding to the blaze in the vicinity of BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, northwest England.
BAE Systems is one of the largest defense contractors in Europe.
—Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Several members of the group proposed planting small cameras in the vicinity of the boxes.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
All 35 developments in the complaint sent to Hobbs and the water agency are in the vicinity of the riparian area.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Emergency officials said early Wednesday that fire crews and police were responding to the blaze in the vicinity of BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, northwest England.
BAE Systems is one of the largest defense contractors in Europe.
—Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Several members of the group proposed planting small cameras in the vicinity of the boxes.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Dictionary Entries Near in the vicinity of
in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business
in the vicinity of
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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