miles

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Thick clouds of smoke could be seen for miles after a massive fire engulfed a million-square-foot medical supplies warehouse in Tracy on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Originally from Glasgow, they now live thousands of miles apart in Australia and York.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The drone boat deployed for rescue on Tuesday was Saronic’s Corsair, a 24-foot vessel with top speed of over 35 knots and a range of over 1,000 nautical miles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

However, it’s also about 20 miles from Iran’s mainland, from which Iran’s military could mount and resupply a steady barrage of missiles, drones, and even artillery fire.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

At times we were running at fifteen miles an hour.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell