Their property and our property abut. our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife

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Greg and Judy Brazeal, who are retirees in their 70s, live in a home that’s across the street from what used to be a lakefront park — which now abuts overgrown brush that blocks the water’s edge. Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, "Memorial Day on Lake Dunlap — without the lake," 26 May 2020

An effort is underway to reopen Alabama’s beaches abutting private properties in Baldwin County. al, "Could some of Alabama’s beaches by reopened by May 1?," 16 Apr. 2020

Pearl Sullivan, whose backyard abuts the Waits River and sits just feet from the Creamery Bridge, remains mostly unconvinced that a creature is lurking near the banks. Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Are you calling about the Sasquatch?’," 30 Aug. 2019

Similar colors are being mixed for the courtyard’s mural, a massive 28,000-square-foot creation spanning the back side of a Department of Sanitation facility that abuts the building’s property. New York Times, "New Apartment Tower Will Be One of City’s Biggest," 4 May 2018

An important subplot in the book involves an Afrikaans farmer whose land abuts Keziah Christian Academy. Los Angeles Times, "How a rough Apartheid-era school spawned an award-winning YA novel," 17 Apr. 2020

Noah Barshop, the policy analyst for City Council District 8, said their office received two messages Dec. 4 from residents regarding a disturbance to the pet cemetery that abuts the 6300 block of Prue Road. ExpressNews.com, "Construction on San Antonio’s Northwest Side disturbs pet cemetery," 18 Dec. 2019

But the couple said homeless people living in the canal that abuts their neighborhood had made staying impossible. Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, "In California: YIMBY sues city for blocking a nursing home," 26 Feb. 2020

Beijing confirmed five new cases on Monday, while Guangdong, the southern province that abuts Hong Kong, confirmed 14 cases and Shanghai confirmed one. Mary Hui, Quartz, "What we know so far about China’s coronavirus outbreak," 20 Jan. 2020

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