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By the time the party was in full swing, with trumpets crooning onstage, hundreds of guests sipping flower-adorned cocktails in the courtyard and the sun setting in the distance, everyone could see the vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The ULR in its designation stands for "ultra long distance", a feat made possible by an additional 20,000-litre rear centre fuel tank being fitted to Airbus's A350-1000 model.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

That distance was too great for the instrument to detect gamma rays coming from the planet, but scientists believed it might still register neutrons escaping from the Martian surface and atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

At Arsenal, that would immediately make him the club's top earner by some distance, with Bukayo Saka currently earning up to £400,000-a-week.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I shaded my eyes and looked across the valley to see the cliffs in the distance and the tree that sheltered Patrick’s Well.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

As it gets hotter bee foraging activity may increase, and they may cover greater distances.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

On a trip to Cambridge, Maryland, Bond got off the boat and was greeted by around 2,500 Black parents who had traveled great distances to get his ear.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

It's a kind of evolutionary trade-off: A very complex song provides a lot of information, but it is difficult to transmit that information over long distances in complex environments.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Trainspotters have been studying Big Boy 4014’s schedule and traveling long distances to catch sight of the iron giant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

And measuring your distances wouldn’t be the same, either.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Shah distanced himself from the ads attacking Jackson and called for them to be taken off the air.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Rakhmon has also distanced himself from the country's Soviet past -- though without openly criticising key ally Russia.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

His first book, “Fresh Off the Boat,” became the longest-running network sitcom centered on an Asian American family, even as Huang publicly distanced himself from the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Nine - one of Australia's two major commercial broadcasters - would not confirm his departure to the BBC, but on Wednesday distanced itself from its star's recent work.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

I was afraid that I might look ungrateful to my uncle, who didn’t have to take me in, if I distanced myself from the family unit.

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

That distancing has diminished modern perceptions of her talents and importance, as compared with, most obviously, her better-recorded friend and disciple Bessie Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Nearby, work by Kim’s students from the 1950s demonstrates later distancing from Japanese models through more expressive brushwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

On the eve of the election, Sanchez sought to reassure undecided voters and jittery markets, distancing himself from past calls for radical change.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Another passenger said the cruise staff had asked those on board to maintain social distancing, wear masks inside and sanitise hands frequently.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Because she hardly ever spoke English to him, it sounded cold, distancing.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie