distance
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Some settler leaders have sought to distance themselves from the movement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Taken together, the measured distance, the absence of a supernova and the properties of the burst provided strong evidence that the event came from a neutron star merger.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
He kept his distance from the collusion follies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Everything he’d been pointing towards in the distance was now here, culminating all at once.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
It’s as if he’s making up for all that closeness a minute ago, creating as much distance as he can.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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"This suggests that they are detecting the particle motion associated with sound even at considerable distances from the source -- something we have not previously been able to demonstrate in free-swimming sharks."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Together, these observations reveal how jets can alter or illuminate gas at tremendous distances from a galaxy's center.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Flying these distances is only worth doing if our customers arrive feeling their best.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
The sun set in a navy blue sky, and the stars sparkled on and off as they spoke of their vast distances from the earth.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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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 book, saying he did not write all of it and that parts were fictionalised to sell more copies.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Soon after, Abehsera, Sazan Real Estate’s chairman, distanced his group from the controversy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
I know what I’m responsible for, I know all the terrible things I’ve done, even if I don’t remember the details—but I feel distanced from those actions.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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“To the degree that Republican candidates are distancing themselves, they’re understanding that they’re actually appealing to newer electorates,” Peterson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 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
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
He looks worried and helpless, but already withdrawing from me, distancing himself.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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