more distant

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But Apple Intelligence hints at a more distant threat to Apple, one that will fall on Ternus’s plate should he be lucky enough to match Cook’s CEO tenure.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Maybe a championship, too, but that's more complicated, more distant when France are still the hot favourites to clinch it despite what Scotland did to them last weekend.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

After his father’s death, Mr. Junod goes on a sort of genealogical quest, excavating Lou’s double and triple lives—mistresses, deceptions, suspicious deaths, ugly secrets—and more distant family history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Instead of burning fuel, Munday and graduate student researcher Tristan Deppe explored whether the cold side could be linked to something far colder and much more distant: deep space.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Aureliano made progress in his studies of Sanskrit as Melquíades' visit became less and less frequent and he was more distant, fading away in the radiant light of noon.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez