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distant

[dis-tuhnt] / ˈdɪs tənt /




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The war is a distant drumbeat, its threat ever audible to Steele’s underemployed, eminently draftable characters from 9,000 miles away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Fans saw them less like distant pop stars, more like talented, awkward and goofy boys - and feel like they watched them grow up.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

At highway speeds, the BBS’s inner peace is intruded upon only by the distant drumming of the vast wheels and tires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The findings also raise questions about the distant future of our own solar system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

On that distant, sunny summer afternoon, Mr. Hobbes had already been dead for nearly a century.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood