faraway

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You might be tempted, with every faraway look in Christian Petzold’s subtly moving “Miroirs No. 3,” to hope for that soothing, enlightened release so often served as catharsis in tales of loss and healing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Rubbish washes up on the island from many faraway places, with a decapitated doll from Japan once rearing its plastic head.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Three centuries of Danish colonization has spurred a range of resentments between the island’s Inuit residents and faraway Copenhagen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

This is not a theoretical or faraway concern for Americans.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

Mrs. Shainmark has a faraway look in her eyes.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan