farther
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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
The remarkable find suggests that a crucial chapter of our evolutionary history may have unfolded much farther north than scientists previously believed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
The three aforementioned scary mommy streaming series go much farther out of their way to depict their respective parents as flawed individuals who do care about their kids.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
At 8:36 a.m., an operator gave the Renfe train a green light to resume travel at full speed, even though the Iryo train remained stationary farther down the track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It could have been beautiful, if Nim hadn’t known that Jack was on the west side of the island, being tossed even farther from home, and Alex was on the east being thrown toward it.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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