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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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Prior to the policy changes, Garcia leaned left but followed politics only from a distance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

A Halloween funfair had been taking place a short distance away from the hotel.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The music resolves and smoke rolls into the gallery before the screen opens up and the real Endeavour gleams in the distance, spotlighted like a mirage in the dark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

“That rock in the distance? That’s our target.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Neither Nate or Zara will respond to my calls or texts, Jonah won’t talk to Mom, and the one person I want some distance from won’t leave me alone.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Trucks serving these places travel long distances and at times were mostly empty.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Earlier in its journey, Perseverance exceeded two historic driving distances achieved on the Moon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Hotter, bluer white dwarfs produce more light and remain visible across greater distances, making them disproportionately common in astronomical surveys that select stars based on brightness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The campaigners said communities are forced to travel "long, unsafe distances for emergency care when they are at their most vulnerable".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The rain was letting up, but the streets were as slippery and as smooth as melted soap, and one had to guess distances in the darkness.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has distanced himself from links to Old Trafford.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company distanced itself from Carlson and called his characterizations unscientific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Davis has since distanced himself from the book, saying he did not write all of it and that parts were fictionalised to sell more copies.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“To nurture the Earth and spread love to all those who live on it. I imagine she’d be disappointed in us, if she could see how we’ve distanced ourselves from humankind.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Tens of thousands of people defied social distancing rules to bid farewell to him as he lay in state at the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Pet ownership spiked during the pandemic as social distancing and a loneliness that a Zoom call just couldn’t fix prompted people to get a pet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

It was eerie and distancing, like we’d fished an old movie of the nursery out of a vault and played it back without volume.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer


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