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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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Many villages and small towns lack basic healthcare services, forcing citizens to travel long distances for medical treatment, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He shared drone footage from Sunday morning, which showed a deserted motorway with smoke visible in the distance.

From BBC

"This metric geometrically encodes the perceived color distance -- that is, how different two colors appear to an observer."

From Science Daily

“Because of the distance, the images actually evoked a beautiful nostalgia in me.”

From Los Angeles Times

He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.

From The Wall Street Journal