distance
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He is two-for-17 shooting from distance in the playoffs and had just eight points on three-for-16 shooting Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
He said Linden had been "very overly friendly" from the start and that he had been warned to keep his distance by other people within the party.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
She was simply trying to edge another step past the boundary of respectability—a line that’s speeding into the distance faster than a Palantir-directed drone swarm—because that’s the only way to compete in her crowded field.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Few of them notice the men in camouflage watching from a distance.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
She watched the fine figure of Eugene Hammond cranking his Bullet N°2 until he was lost in the distance.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing distance
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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