distant
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When Ishiguro’s novel published in 2021, the possibility of a robot replacing a person still seemed comfortably distant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The first, Aquarius IV, is a tiny galaxy located in the distant outskirts of the Milky Way, approximately 355,000 light-years from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
As if that weren't enough, humanity's most distant spacecraft is reaching a point where radio signals from Earth take an entire day to arrive.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
He heard a rumbling sound, distant at first, but getting louder until it was like a helicopter approaching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
There was a comical incident when he turned the focus knob and unwittingly brought the face of a distant woolly sheep into close-up view.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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