distant
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He sends warships to distant waters—the intended object of the message shrugs.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Parsons said liminal spaces all share a quality of feeling familiar: hearkening fragments of distant memories or experiences during childhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Thanks to modern imaging techniques, objects that once seemed ordinary can still reveal hidden stories from Earth's distant past.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
The underlying issues seemed distant when the countries' leaders met for the draw in Washington DC in December and posed for a selfie with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Some of it spilled out onto the deck, filling the air with the pungent odor of distant lands, before the barrels were hurled overboard into the water.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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