Sentence examples for closest existing from inspiring English sources

They belong to the Geochelone becki species – believed to be the closest existing relative of George.

Single-ride tickets are the closest existing link to the old subway tokens.

Some words that are in dictionaries: Retroflexion or retroflection is the closest existing word we could use in this circumstance.

It turned out to be a hyrax, which, fact fans, is the closest existing relative of the elephant.

ISIS's closest existing rival, Google Wallet, has seen better days.

The closest existing thing that it reminds me of is the photos overlay on Google Maps enabled by its acquisition of Panoramio, but Findery at the moment feels much friendlier and more social, and it also seems to have a much stronger mobile web experience.

And it eventually closed existing operations in Sacramento, Atlanta and Dallas.

Some states try to close existing clinics by setting new fees and licensing requirements.

In an effort to win over moderates and conservatives, the bill would not allow states to close existing Head Start centers for five years, with some exceptions.

Tam Fry, spokesman for the National Obesity Forum, said closing existing takeaways would be difficult, as they are seen as important to the local economy.

Closing existing coal plants is a lot harder than preventing new ones from being built, and we'll see how far $50 million will go.