mile

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In May, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that tax-free mileage rates would rise by 10p to 55p per mile in a bid to help workers who used their own cars for work.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

One recent day, Tania Koronos, a mother of three, spotted a drone above her hometown in northern Israel, Adamit, about a mile from the Lebanon border.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Cornell Orchards, located about one third of a mile from the cemetery, may help support the massive bee population by providing abundant spring flowers.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Thomas has lived less than a mile from GKN Aerospace for about six years and had never given much thought to their proximity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

She and her husband lived about a mile and a half from the Beje, outside the cramped old center of the city.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom