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At maximum speed, it covered approximately four times its body length per minute.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

South Korea's military said Thursday it had seen no signs of newly deployed North Korean weapons on their shared border, hours after Pyongyang said new "counter means" would be put on alert along its length.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The scene was mystifying: A dozen or more low plastic platforms, each more than 20 feet wide, extend the length of the field with access space between them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Formula 1 grands prix will return to their standard distance in 2028 after the maximum length was shortened for next season.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

I hollered, though she was only an arm’s length away, seated at the small table by the window.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Although that is much slower than an Olympic swimmer, who can travel up to 65 body lengths per minute, it is comparable to the swimming pace of a cow shark moving leisurely through the ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Pedro Moura and a group of roughly 30 people walked all 14.5 miles of Santa Monica Boulevard as they continue their quest to do big walks, following entire lengths of Los Angeles streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the film, Cullen, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, plays a closeted man who finds he will go to any lengths to keep up appearances in his insular community.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Its experimentalist score by Iannis Xenakis, full of echoing rappings, tappings and pluckings, inspired Balanchine to equally experimental lengths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

With a pencil gripped in her left hand, she wrote in reverse on long lengths of rolled brown paper, taking down the spirit communications.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock