distance
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The astronauts, who set a distance record, landed in the Pacific Ocean under parachutes a few minutes after 8 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
These bottlenecks put distance between today’s cost and tomorrow’s reward, creating another potential reason for AI’s valuation stagnation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
"He knew he shouldn't have been on the road, so he set about doing everything he could to distance himself from these facts."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The distance between these "pearls" closely matches the usual spacing between nucleoids.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Slowly, skeptically, Clare removed his monocle and closed the distance between his eye hollow and the swirling darkness.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing distance
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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The Number System
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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