distant
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Lieu expressed concern that security perimeters would be so large during the Games that drop-off points would be even more distant, necessitating walks of up to half an hour, discouraging fans from taking buses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
He spent much of his tenure condemning houses that had passed by inheritance to heirs in distant cities, successful people who couldn’t be bothered with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
By surveying large regions of the sky, Roman is expected to give researchers a powerful new way to study the history and structure of the universe while also expanding our understanding of distant planetary systems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
New York state ranks a distant second in venture-capital investment, with $27 billion in deals announced so far this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He listened, but apart from the distant sound of a siren and the quiet moan of what he thought was wind in the trees, he could not hear her.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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