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When America was young, Supreme Court Justices spent part of each year “riding circuit,” hearing cases far afield from Washington, D.C., so the numbers matched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Before you go further afield, though, go back to Acme itself.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Eager for insights similar to those she had found in the lifeguarding manual, Ms. Eubanks searched for courses on rescue and survival, around Troy and farther afield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The difficulty is the boats trying to get from further afield and whether there's stoppages further out which will prevent them from getting to us."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Having strayed farther afield than usual, I was hurrying back home, lugging my burlap sacks when I came across a dead rabbit.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing afield
The Hunger Games
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The Odyssey
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
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