at a distance
Example Sentences
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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
Hong often seemed to keep Son, the first Asian player to win the English Premier League's golden boot, at a distance, frustrating the striker's fans.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Yeah, there were quite a few decades when millions of people all over the planet were way too invested in the American dream, if mostly at a distance.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
It appears to lack a dense core, and it orbits at a distance from its star comparable to Venus's position relative to the sun.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
If so, to an observer at a distance it would appear to be a particle emitted by the black hole.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
