distant
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Wedged between Bangladesh, China and Myanmar, the northeast has long felt culturally distant from the mainland, with many from the region speaking of being treated as outsiders in their own country.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
If long-haul flights shrink to a few hours, cities like New York, London and Dubai begin to function less like distant hubs and more like a connected corridor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"The Northern Lights may be distant from the tropics, but the horizons we seek are increasingly one and the same," Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor wrote, in the Indian Express daily.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Researchers say the same principles may help scientists better understand the atmospheres of other planets and distant exoplanets.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
For the first time in his life, they weren’t just a distant darkness on the eastern horizon.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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