distant
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Researchers now want to understand more precisely how the shark sensory system detects and processes these distant acoustic signals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Other stars, such as Paul George, James Harden and the recently retired Russell Westbrook, are distant memories in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But the household was emotionally chilly, the distant, close-mouthed parents preferring silence to discussions about what and how they had escaped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wrapped in thick jackets, woollen caps and gloves, tourists and visitors gather to see the Milky Way and look through telescopes at planets, the Moon and distant stars.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
I lay awake a while longer, watching a searchlight sweep the rear wall in long regular arcs, hearing the distant calls of soldiers patrolling the walls.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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