distance
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The vehicle was driven a short distance from being picked up in Rosyth, Fife, to the home of Murrell's mother in Dunfermline, where it was parked until being seized by officers.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The discovery marks the first time scientists have found an inactive black hole at such a great distance from a galactic core.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
West Hollywood has earned a 91 out of 100 on Walk Score’s walkability index that looks at distance to amenities, pedestrian friendliness, population density and road metrics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
I have spent ten years loving Lesbos as an inheritance, a thing I own from a distance, and the smoke on my screen has shamed that love into something more useful.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
I shaded my eyes and looked across the valley to see the cliffs in the distance and the tree that sheltered Patrick’s Well.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Graphics processing units today are typically connected with copper wiring, which is cheap and reliable but becomes less effective when handling larger amounts of data over longer distances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He raised the prospect of racing only the 50m event in the future, given sprint events usually suit older athletes compared to the longer distances.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
On a trip to Cambridge, Maryland, Bond got off the boat and was greeted by around 2,500 Black parents who had traveled great distances to get his ear.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Special relativity does not place the same restriction on how quickly large distances can increase across the universe.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Except for short distances banty chickens can’t fly well, because they have been bred to be too heavy for their wings.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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His first book, “Fresh Off the Boat,” became the longest-running network sitcom centered on an Asian American family, even as Huang publicly distanced himself from the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
A spokesperson for Gore distanced him from Socolow and Pacala’s work but did not directly address the question of whether knowledge of BP’s role in the paper would have changed his opinion of their findings.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Cepeda lost Sunday's runoff by less than one percentage point and has distanced himself from violence that has emerged in post-election protests.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Le Pen and her political allies have distanced themselves from Trump as public opinion in France—including among her supporters—turned against him and his foreign ventures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Placed in the Paragon of Vision, she found that even her fellow trainees distanced themselves and nicknamed her the Ace of Anarchy, a troublemaker.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Panicking or publicly distancing themselves from the administration would create another problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
"Who are we to tell soldiers, who know their job and the dangers... what they're allowed to do?" he asked, distancing himself from what he called "ideologues" who take the opposing view.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Another passenger said the cruise staff had asked those on board to maintain social distancing, wear masks inside and sanitise hands frequently.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Truly effective nuclear bluffing, however, includes occasional postures of irrationality, a distancing from the horrors of nuclear war.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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