distance
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Stopping out of concern, they realize this is no normal accident, seeing the eerie man in the distance who disappears in the flicker of their hazard lights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
His team has gone the distance in two seven-game series this postseason and now holds a 1-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This week, with air raid warnings wailing in the distance, Kyiv held a funeral for two sisters.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The documented distance between sightings was 15,100 kilometers, setting a new record for the longest known movement of an individual humpback whale.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Far in the distance, a treacherous scree slope towered above the fells, and beyond it rose the High Mountains.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Word Generation Science - Measurement
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