distance

A short distance from the nursery, workers in white protective suits loaded a child-sized coffin into the back of a pickup truck.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Other factors, including cosmic dust and the masses of galaxies, can influence the light astronomers receive from distant supernovae and therefore affect distance measurements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

It dropped the flight path in March, after adjusting the route via Central Asia and finding the distance was untenable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos star, who retired from professional football in 2016, has invested millions in properties, including a sprawling Colorado mansion and a second residence just a short distance away.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

I heard the Westertoren bells in the distance, marking out the hour.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

With each new generation, NASA's rovers have become more capable of traveling longer distances, navigating difficult terrain, and investigating locations that earlier vehicles could never have reached.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Water difficulties are forcing many Cubans to haul the precious resource for long distances, transporting it via wheelbarrows, bicycles, car trunks and even horse-drawn carts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Perseverance has now surpassed both of those distances.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

At the same time, people in rural states tend to consume more gasoline because they drive bigger vehicles over longer distances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even without knowing any of the distances in absolute terms, he could place the planets in order of increasing distance from the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has distanced himself from links to Old Trafford.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company distanced itself from Carlson and called his characterizations unscientific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The PGA Tour also distanced itself from Good Good Golf, announcing the company would no longer serve as title sponsor of an upcoming tournament.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

He never distanced himself or treated me any differently, no matter what I said.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Tens of thousands of people defied social distancing rules to bid farewell to him as he lay in state at the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

After months of ducking the issue, Mr. Rogers on Wednesday released an ad distancing himself from the tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Kim’s campaign pushed back on the notion that she is distancing herself from Trump, calling it “completely absurd.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Much like COVID-era social distancing rules, this will lower the risk of H5N1 transmission by keeping birds separate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

It was eerie and distancing, like we’d fished an old movie of the nursery out of a vault and played it back without volume.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer