farther
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She said I’d have to look farther back or maybe check it at the gate.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
The findings help explain why some sinking material transports carbon much farther into the ocean than other particles, even though both begin their journeys near the surface.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Data centers might just move to less-convenient locations farther from major cities, to states happy to take the business, to other countries—or, as Elon Musk tweeted after the election, perhaps even to space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Rinderknecht repeatedly tried to call 911, but later falsely told investigators he had first spotted the flames from farther down a hiking trail, the prosecutor said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Treated seriously or not, the story of the Fox sisters and the spirits spread farther and faster due to the invention of the telegraph.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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