distance
Example Sentences
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The club are still within striking distance of the top four but cannot afford to lose further ground.
From Barron's
The 25-year-old is also the world record holder in both events and capped her Olympic achievement by winning gold at both distances at the world championships in Tokyo in September.
From Barron's
Until recently, however, scientists were unsure how these particles could travel such enormous distances or how long the process had been underway.
From Science Daily
A new study shows that astronomers have directly measured the mass and distance of a newly discovered free-floating planet by observing it at the same time from Earth and from space.
From Science Daily
Across 1,600 miles of distance, there is a surprisingly deep kinship between Hargeisa and Jerusalem.
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