more distant

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But as accusations of corruption and dirty tricks against Mitterrand began to mount, his relations with the president became more distant.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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

I wiggle some fingers at her in hello but feel more distant from her than ever before, if that’s possible.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali