distance
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The result is a huge database allowing analysts to watch all of a player's progressive passes, for example, discover who covered the most distance or simply ask 'find me a player like Ashley Cole'.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
These collisions give physicists access to extremely small distance scales.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Conquering the tyranny of distance has been part of who Qantas is,” Chief Executive Vanessa Hudson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He wanted to distance himself from the scams that he was seeing—and from the way he had watched this one minor detail in his life story snowball.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Someone calling from a long distance would have to dial their local central switchboard.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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“Flying these distances is only worth doing if our customers arrive feeling their best.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The method converts the distances between events into a single measurement called an SVM score.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
His competitor, George Westinghouse, was developing AC, which could transmit electricity economically over much greater distances than Edison’s low-voltage DC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
It said council support was needed most in rural areas, with lower populations making it harder to cover cost through bus fares and the countryside meaning "longer distances, more fuel".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
She could walk for short distances, but it was sometimes very painful.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The human rights leader said she felt safe in Berlin, despite being distanced from friends and home and her family, which she said was now disbursed over eight countries.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 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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Kim’s campaign pushed back on the notion that she is distancing herself from Trump, calling it “completely absurd.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
If anything, this trajectory of former colonies distancing themselves from their onetime imperial masters is familiar to those of other empires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It let her feel like she was distancing herself from her mother, who Terryl always felt put on airs that everything was okay.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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