distance
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I’m less inclined to judge people from a distance after having met a man on Skid Row who said he fell apart after his young daughter drowned.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The baby's grandmother said the family were driving in the area and stopped their car when they saw Israeli military vehicles and soldiers in the distance, Reuters reported.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
This is a lot more treacherous for those in, around or within a commutable distance of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The youngsters followed the shoreline as the tide was going out and, the inquest heard, Chiedza's aunt lost sight of them due to the distance and the volume of people on the beach.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
When 1945 arrives, the internees peer into the distance, where a soft reddish-orange glow blazes across the horizon.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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