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looked close leaning in next to
Now she looked close, leaning in next to Sammy, so close she could feel his warm breath.
— from Makers by Cory Doctorow

less convex lens is needed than
To view objects at a distance, a less convex lens is needed than in examining articles very near the eye; and this organ, from its structure, has the power of adaptation to different distances.
— from A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter

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