furthest

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They were the first crew to be the furthest from the Earth, breaking Apollo XIII’s record.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

When Enzo Ferrari established his eponymous company in 1947, creating a luxury brand was the furthest thing from his mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"We broke the distance record for Apollo 13, the furthest that humans have ever traveled from our home planet. And the moment was special," Gibbons said.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"As we surpass the furthest distance humans have ever traveled from planet Earth, we do so in honoring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He grabs one of the peeling pages, and shows it to the captain—a new navigational chart—but the captain pushes him aside, navigation being the furthest thing from his mind.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman