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[fahr] / fɑr /






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So far, Sarah is finding time to do all of it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

That was by far the fastest growth of any age group.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

So far, efforts from the US and its allies to broker a peace deal have failed to deliver a breakthrough.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

So far, 1,344 bodies have been recovered in Nepal, according to the national disaster agency, with around 5,000 people missing.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

But since I was not pretty, and far too bashful to express my feelings, a whole generation of boys was growing up unaware of the girl in seat 32.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Finding it in Thailand extends the known distribution of the entire section farther north for the first time.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Even farther back was Brandon Santiago, 29, who was visiting from New York for a wedding.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

But in the age of social media, interest has spread much farther, and pushed prices higher than ever.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

Even if you look slightly farther afield—specifically to a Montecito home that was bought by A-list home flipper Ellen DeGeneres in November 2025—it’s clear that price estimates don’t always reflect a home’s true value.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

As he travels farther away from the camp, he thinks of all he’s experienced.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

That’s the farthest north the company has gone yet.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

OpenAI, SpaceX and Anthropic are all pursuing public listings at mammoth valuations; SpaceX is the farthest along.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Some of the smallest fragments, known as cryptotephra, travel the farthest distances.

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

"While many of you may view this indictment and view this matter as a simple investigation, it is the farthest thing from that," FBI Director Kash Patel said at a press conference.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

To get to the farthest edge of the property is an hour’s hike.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Scotland and Northern Ireland will be around 15 to 20C - not as warm as further south but still several degrees above average for the time of year.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

"His health is currently being assessed and further search and rescue operations are continuing," the army said.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

Her mental health declined further, she said, after a tabloid in 2016 ran photos of her with Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

However, it will not be as extreme as the heat gripping places further south.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

“This meeting can do nothing further to save the country,” the man in front said, his voice heavy and sad.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

But combining plenty of aerobic activity with one to two hours of strength training brought the risk down furthest of all – by around 45%.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

"No matter how many defenders you play with, the main fundamental is being compact, and I thought Rangers were the furthest thing from compact," he said on Sportsound.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Yet a different legal theory—older and stranger than consumer protection—is driving the cases with the furthest reach, and it had no part in these suits.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Hardt reminds Klugo to go to parties and enjoy his high school experience, but it’s the furthest thing from Klugo’s mind.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

In 1483 Diogo Cão erected a marble pillar surmounted by a cross at the mouth of what we now call the Congo River to mark the furthest limit of exploration southwards.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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