at a distance
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Pantoja came out determined to impose his style from the opening seconds, but Van found a way to keep him at a distance, counter with his boxing and survive the former champion’s take-down attempts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
During a naval exercise in 2025, the Revolutionary Guard demonstrated a system using a Fajr-5 rocket to deploy a sea mine at a distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The ban is also imposed on very small weekly parades from the church in protest, which stop at a police line at a distance from Garvaghy Road.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Moving to Singapore -- a playbook sometimes dubbed "Singapore-washing" -- can help Chinese startups tap international capital and overseas users, supposedly at a distance from Beijing's legal and political reach.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Much to the Abbot’s dismay, Jess still held it at a distance.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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