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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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It’s easier to see the good in other people and keep your distance if you don’t think they’re on the same wavelength.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

There is something mildly amusing about the distance between this real educational apparatus and the fictional boot camp, where the central problem is apparently that grown men need help identifying vegetables.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

For J0148-4214, the researchers measured a redshift of z=5.02, allowing them to determine its remarkable distance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

He studies me, his eyes small slits, and I lean farther back on the chair’s arm, increasing the distance between us.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

"Without the ball, we need to maintain the right distances between players and stay compact, which is especially important when playing with such a high defensive line."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Water difficulties are forcing many Cubans to haul the precious resource for long distances, transporting it via wheelbarrows, bicycles, car trunks and even horse-drawn carts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

This could be particularly valuable in rural communities across Kentucky, where patients sometimes must travel long distances to reach specialized medical centers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

We live in societies that mass-produce facts: packages are marked with weights, road signs tell you distances and, in some countries, the populations of the towns you are passing through.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The human rights leader said she felt safe in Berlin, despite being distanced from friends and home and her family, which she said was now disbursed over eight countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Davis has since distanced himself from the memoir, saying he didn't write all of it and that parts were fictionalised to sell more copies.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

In an interview last week with a local TV news station, Davis denied being in Las Vegas when Tupac was killed and distanced himself from the memoir that lists him as an author.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

At the time of Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest, the King said the "law must take its course", and the Palace is now distancing itself from the former Duke of York's legal pushback.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Kim’s campaign pushed back on the notion that she is distancing herself from Trump, calling it “completely absurd.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

He looks worried and helpless, but already withdrawing from me, distancing himself.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood


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