far-flung

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Passengers are flown in on long-haul services from cities around the world, to meet carefully timed connections, which can then take them on to a wide range of equally far-flung destinations.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The tradeoff for tight quarters is proximity to conveniences and culture not generally found in far-flung places.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

It also leaves them at the behest of wealthy firms in far-flung states with no ties to or understanding of the communities the medical practices serve.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Students at colleges as far-flung as Rhode Island, Louisiana, Arizona and Wisconsin were alerted to the bet, they said in interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Whole villages had been imported from Egypt, Algeria, Dahomey, and other far-flung locales, along with their inhabitants.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson