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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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Law enforcement policed criminal activity; agencies with national-security duties kept their distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Plenty of films measure the lamentable distance between real life and Hollywood fantasy, but there’s not enough poignancy or creative exuberance in these stilted dance sequences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

"The past 50 or 60 years have brought extraordinary churn," he says, widening the distance between generations.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

"At the LHC, we're colliding particles at extremely high energy, which corresponds to tiny distance scales," Incandela said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

By morning it could be two times that distance.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

His competitor, George Westinghouse, was developing AC, which could transmit electricity economically over much greater distances than Edison’s low-voltage DC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"As with microscopy, higher energies mean smaller wavelengths, allowing one to probe smaller distances."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Flying these distances is only worth doing if our customers arrive feeling their best.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Auto lovers have pushed for years to lessen emissions regulations for collector cars, arguing that these vintage vehicles are only driven short distances to parades and meet-ups where they deserve to be seen and cherished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Lizzie also grew up on the reservation in Kansas, where she helped to provide for her family, harvesting corn and hauling wood over distances.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

The adaptation is set to be released in January 2027, but Adeyemi has already distanced herself from the project.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

We were close—somehow related—while also distanced by careful reserve.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

In early 2023, another push began to revive the series while also distancing itself from Cosby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

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

It let her feel like she was distancing herself from her mother, who Terryl always felt put on airs that everything was okay.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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