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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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From that perspective, “Ride Lonesome” is another success, beautiful and evocative even if it maintains a certain amount of emotional distance.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

"Everyone has the feeling that their technical capabilities are growing in terms of autonomy, in terms of overcoming electronic warfare systems, and in terms of the distance at which they can fire."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

That meant that distance track events, including the 3,000m steeplechase and 10,000m, were omitted, while only selected field events were included.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Smith is one of many influencers working overtime to distance themselves from the tradwife brand amid a confluence of cultural tipping points.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

There is faint starlight on the bay, which outlines the shore, ships, and buildings in the distance.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

As material falls toward the black hole, tremendous amounts of energy can be released, making quasars visible across immense distances.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The 800m and shorter distances will have semi-finals.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

In running distances up to the marathon, there is on average a 10-12% performance gap between males and females.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

The measurements allowed the team to trace hydrogen across distances of several million light-years, roughly comparable to the separation between the Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Behind him, five targets were staggered at various distances through the hall.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

But they distanced themselves from his political manoeuvres.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Soon after, Abehsera, Sazan Real Estate’s chairman, distanced his group from the controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Evans' colleague Iain McIntosh also distanced himself from the now-deleted comment, which was made by Reform UK Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd on Facebook, and said he had asked for it to be deleted.

From BBC Aug. 6, 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

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

McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

That distancing has diminished modern perceptions of her talents and importance, as compared with, most obviously, her better-recorded friend and disciple Bessie Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Washington was an inherently stiff and formal man who cultivated aloofness and possessed distancing mechanisms second to none.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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