distance
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As students patted soil and staked trees for support, smoke from the wind-driven Sandy fire threatening Simi Valley billowed in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
They worried about the meaning of independence, tested the reach of equality, and measured the distance between founding ideals and present realities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This week, with air raid warnings wailing in the distance, Kyiv held a funeral for two sisters.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Along river mouths, this distance is extended to 500 metres with respect to the estuary.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
I stood up and squinted into the distance.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing distance
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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The Number System
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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