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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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It’s easier to see the good in other people and keep your distance if you don’t think they’re on the same wavelength.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

From Barra we went to a jetty of land on the island of Vatersay, where we invented a golf course, playing around cows to reach objects in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Full-service Instacart shoppers are generally independent contractors, paid by the batch rather than a guaranteed hourly wage, with earnings varying according to the order, distance, demand and tips.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Two of the black holes lie near the galaxy's center, separated by a projected distance of just 620 light-years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Clare shrank back as the mob of animals skulked forward, closing the distance between them.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Over such vast distances, the expansion of the universe stretches light to longer, redder wavelengths.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Trucks serving these places travel long distances and at times were mostly empty.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I became obsessed with trying to do longer and longer distances," he said, "then I started focusing on times."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

With each new generation, NASA's rovers have become more capable of traveling longer distances, navigating difficult terrain, and investigating locations that earlier vehicles could never have reached.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

On another, he showed the planets in relation to their distances from the sun, with Mercury the closest and Neptune the farthest away—almost in the kitchen.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has distanced himself from links to Old Trafford.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company distanced itself from Carlson and called his characterizations unscientific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

And even then, I wanted you to be conscious, to understand that to be distanced, if only for a moment, from fear is not a passport out of the struggle.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Tens of thousands of people defied social distancing rules to bid farewell to him as he lay in state at the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

During the 2021 season, NFL players who had not received a COVID-19 vaccination were subject to daily tests for the virus and restrictions, such as wearing masks inside team facilities and practicing social distancing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Truly effective nuclear bluffing, however, includes occasional postures of irrationality, a distancing from the horrors of nuclear war.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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