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mile

[mahyl] / maɪl /
NOUN
5, 280 feet/1.609 kilometers measured
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More than 1,300 fans attended the game at Gayfield Park, which is just a mile from where the schoolgirl was found.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Saved capital will fund upgrades including store remodels, expanded final mile deliveries handled in-house and self-service pet-washes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

But the farmer, who lives at Alderthwaite Farm, just over a mile from Parkside Cottage, did remember.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The city closed down more than a mile of downtown Santa Monica during the World Cup final for a block party that attracted 20,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

They had to pass two lines of French and American soldiers nearly a mile long and then back again.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Later that day, around 3:30 p.m., surveillance footage captured the 44-year-old woman inside Harrah’s Resort Southern California in the community of Valley Center, about 35 miles east of Oceanside, according to the Oceanside Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In 1871, one massive flock in Wisconsin nested more than 850 square miles — almost twice the size of the city of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Six minutes later, at 08:44, it crashed 30 miles southeast of the airport, near the town of Bishoftu.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

They are usually non-refundable, with limitations on checked-luggage allowances and the opportunities to collect miles.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The sun was bright, everything was moving well, and the dogs had settled into the rhythm that could take them a hundred or a thousand miles.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen



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