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afar

[uh-fahr] / əˈfɑr /
ADVERB
a great distance away
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Auckland said the ponies lived freely on Brendan Common and "we try and manage them from afar all year round".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

I mean, I looked at him from afar.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The U.K. government is in the process of changing the law to let military personnel track, jam and shoot down drones from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

And every year billions of gallons of water have to be bought, and brought to L.A. from afar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Or a messenger pigeon with a note from afar.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds


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