afield
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Gradually, the person experiencing dementia is farther afield from their old self than anyone expects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
People from as far afield as Birmingham and Hampshire had turned up to help find Noah, who was from East Bergholt.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ministers said they wanted to create jobs and help Britain and its partners launch satellites without relying on countries "further afield".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Before you go further afield, though, go back to Acme itself.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
But her brothers, Elladan and Elrohir, were out upon errantry: for they rode often far afield with the Rangers of the North, forgetting never their mother’s torment in the dens of the orcs.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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