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mile

[mahyl] / maɪl /
NOUN
5, 280 feet/1.609 kilometers measured
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Hours later, Duverne was arrested less than a mile away near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and North Wilton Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

From there, it’s about a mile to The Woods, and the walk gives you a nice stretch of Sunset and Santa Monica to take in along the way.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

But it was about half a mile from where the War Zone semi-officially ended.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In 1860 a flock 1 mile wide and 300 miles long passed over Fort Mississauga on Lake Ontario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

His irises move a mile a minute, like they’re analyzing my very composition.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer