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[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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This research is presented in a paper titled "The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision" to published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

"Distance may separate our people, but it does not erase identity," Opoku-Agyemang said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

"Distance does not protect you," the Pentagon said in a statement, alongside video and photos which appear to show the US raid.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Plotting words in a “vector space” makes it possible for an LLM to detect the connections among them: Distance is an easily computable property in a vector space, and closeness encapsulates relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Oct. demurred, using as his Excuse my Infirmity and the small Distance to their Shop.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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