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[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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"She's an incredible fighter, an eight-fight win streak in UFC, beaten three former champions, she has amazing footwork, distance control and kicks," adds Cong.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

U.S. and Kenyan troops engaged in the fight against al-Shabaab are stationed at Kenya’s Manda Bay Naval base, a short distance from the Lamu port.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Ghost kitchens asked diners to accept a peculiar new distance between the restaurant being advertised and the human reality of the meal.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Monthly passes will rise 20%, from $10 to $12, while one-way tickets — the prices of which vary by distance — will go up 14%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

I gestured to the building in the distance.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The sharks were also most sensitive to lower frequency sounds, which they detected from greater distances and at lower sound levels.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The ports of the world’s biggest importer unload more than $1 trillion of stuff each year, and then businesses move that stuff over longer distances than almost any other major economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Flying these distances is only worth doing if our customers arrive feeling their best.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Basically, the gravitational force gets stronger, faster, as you go to shorter distances," Giddings said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

It says that the squares of the periods of any two planets are proportional to the cubes of their distances from the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The company distanced itself from Carlson and called his characterizations unscientific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The human rights leader said she felt safe in Berlin, despite being distanced from friends and home and her family, which she said was now disbursed over eight countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Davis has since distanced himself from the book, saying he did not write all of it and that parts were fictionalised to sell more copies.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Galileo began to observe Venus in June 1610, as soon as it distanced itself enough from the sun to be visible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“To the degree that Republican candidates are distancing themselves, they’re understanding that they’re actually appealing to newer electorates,” Peterson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Much like COVID-era social distancing rules, this will lower the risk of H5N1 transmission by keeping birds separate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

“I don’t like the distancing I’m seeing from some of the councillors, that ‘We know better than you,’ because, frankly, they don’t,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

It let her feel like she was distancing herself from her mother, who Terryl always felt put on airs that everything was okay.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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