distance
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If he wasn't that keen to go the distance in the castle, why did he enter in the first place?
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Another shared grievance is the widespread feeling of not being listened to, which is leading to an increasing "distance" and "dissociation" between ordinary people and the state, said Pleyers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
She was even reluctant to notably distance herself from the president on easy issues.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The best you can do is create an appropriate distance and move on.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
It was some distance down the ravine, moving effortlessly through the snow.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Because neutrinos interact so rarely with other particles, they can cross vast distances at speeds approaching the speed of light.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Gene flow across such large distances adds a new dimension to our understanding of how Gravettian populations were connected."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
It allows Perseverance to cover greater distances without needing people on Earth to repeatedly determine its location, potentially making future exploration faster and more efficient.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
He still uses a mobility scooter for longer distances and spends two to three hours daily working on balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Lizzie also grew up on the reservation in Kansas, where she helped to provide for her family, harvesting corn and hauling wood over distances.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Yardeni later distanced himself from it, especially after the Fed artificially forced bond yields lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
On the right, the powerful governor of Sao Paulo, Tarcisio de Freitas, quickly distanced himself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The company distanced itself from Carlson and called his characterizations unscientific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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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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
Move-ins virtually halted and social distancing restrictions left residents isolated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
“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
Because she hardly ever spoke English to him, it sounded cold, distancing.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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