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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
All three preceding quarter-finals on Arthur Ashe Stadium - Aryna Sabalenka beating Linda Noskova and Jessica Pegula overcoming Emma Navarro, with Tiafoe's win sandwiched in the middle - went the full distance.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The generational distance that has muffled the pain of 2001 is also seen in California’s varied educational approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It chose that name to distance itself from earlier troubles when it was ICN Pharmaceuticals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the distance, the rocks glittered on the hills; it seemed as if a soft green cloth was stretched over them.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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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
"There isn't as much hard evidence as there would be for shorter distances, which have been studied for a long time in quite some detail," he adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Previous reliable measurements of hydrogen at these distances generally required astronomers to combine radio telescope observations with data from optical galaxy surveys.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
He fell off the step, away from the rock wall, out into space, off the cliff-side, where he dropped—a nightmarish tumble down distances that Bod could not even imagine....
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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The PGA Tour also distanced itself from Good Good Golf, announcing the company would no longer serve as title sponsor of an upcoming tournament.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But they distanced themselves from his political manoeuvres.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Davis has since distanced himself from the memoir, saying he didn't write all of it and that parts were fictionalised to sell more copies.
From BBC ● 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
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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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
The package had arrived only minutes earlier, so it was pretty clear she wanted to scope out her new neighbors, and during a time of social distancing, this was the perfect excuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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
I began seeking ways of distancing myself from my father’s rituals.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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