distance
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To prevent this, he says, we must “block the arsonists on both sides at a distance: those who set fire to people’s souls, the incendiaries of the mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
A short distance from the nursery, workers in white protective suits loaded a child-sized coffin into the back of a pickup truck.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Other factors, including cosmic dust and the masses of galaxies, can influence the light astronomers receive from distant supernovae and therefore affect distance measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos star, who retired from professional football in 2016, has invested millions in properties, including a sprawling Colorado mansion and a second residence just a short distance away.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
You smooth down your OsiyoTV shirt, close the distance between you.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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These powerful stellar explosions serve as important tools for measuring distances across the Universe, allowing astronomers to trace its expansion history.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Water difficulties are forcing many Cubans to haul the precious resource for long distances, transporting it via wheelbarrows, bicycles, car trunks and even horse-drawn carts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Yet the wings that carry it across vast distances must also perform a very different task: helping the bird catch insects while flying slowly and making sharp turns.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
At the same time, people in rural states tend to consume more gasoline because they drive bigger vehicles over longer distances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
This was a technology race, a race to build machines capable of carrying heavy payloads at high speeds over long distances.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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"They're feeling distanced, they're feeling alone, they're looking for something to attach to, to give them meaning and purpose," Commissioner Krissy Barrett told the ABC earlier this month.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
That was highlighted amid the fallout over FFE, when Wenger, who has traditionally been loyal to Infantino, distanced himself from the aborted plot.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The company distanced itself from Carlson and called his characterizations unscientific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He never distanced himself or treated me any differently, no matter what I said.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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Tens of thousands of people defied social distancing rules to bid farewell to him as he lay in state at the presidential palace.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
In early 2023, another push began to revive the series while also distancing itself from Cosby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Much like COVID-era social distancing rules, this will lower the risk of H5N1 transmission by keeping birds separate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
And the more he heard about the school district distancing themselves from what had happened, the more certain he was that nothing would ever be fixed.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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