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[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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The surrounding area offers many great destinations within walking distance, including the Hub on Causeway, a mixed-use building filled containing a hotel, shopping center, and a handful of restaurants just steps away.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The duration of the journey depends greatly on the distance between the ISS and the spacecraft at the time of launch.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

PARIS—For more than a decade Marine Le Pen has sought to distance her party from its antisemitic past, elevating her fresh-faced protégé Jordan Bardella to the highest ranks of the National Rally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Taken together, the measured distance, the absence of a supernova and the properties of the burst provided strong evidence that the event came from a neutron star merger.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the far distance, he saw the Cold, Cold Ocean and the shipwreck.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The planes flying longer distances are also getting a dedicated premium economy section called Premium Reserve, with seats and in-flight dining that are a step up from the airline’s existing extra legroom offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The ports of the world’s biggest importer unload more than $1 trillion of stuff each year, and then businesses move that stuff over longer distances than almost any other major economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Basically, the gravitational force gets stronger, faster, as you go to shorter distances," Giddings said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

It said council support was needed most in rural areas, with lower populations making it harder to cover cost through bus fares and the countryside meaning "longer distances, more fuel".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Things seem more when you’re little. They seem bigger, and distances seem farther. The first time I came here through Forest? The journey seemed forever.”

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

El-Sayed subsequently distanced himself, issuing a statement Monday calling anti-Semitism a "scourge."

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Soon after, Abehsera, Sazan Real Estate’s chairman, distanced his group from the controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

To add to the intrigue, Barca sources have distanced themselves from such talk when approached to comment by BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

I distanced myself from games in the village and sat behind houses, staring into the open space until my migraines temporarily subsided.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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

McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Panicking or publicly distancing themselves from the administration would create another problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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




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