far-flung
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Since the 1850s, in fact, people have shared seeds and raised sequoias in places as far-flung as Scotland, France and New Zealand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Chevron CVX 0.65%increase; green up pointing triangle is back on the hunt for oil and gas in far-flung, undeveloped regions after years of cutting spending on frontier exploration and drilling close to home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
He reckons he can make a go of it, cutting the cost of parking and overheads, resetting rents and being more nimble than previous far-flung owners.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Israel may seem an unlikely partner for the far-flung nations of the tropical South Pacific, sharing little in common by way of culture, language, food or sport.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Whole villages had been imported from Egypt, Algeria, Dahomey, and other far-flung locales, along with their inhabitants.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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