distant
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A family member in her 80s recently inherited some money from a distant relative.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
More than 6,000 worlds have been discovered orbiting distant stars.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Microsoft relationship has grown more distant, the company’s ChatGPT is no longer the clear AI market leader and OpenAI has been surpassed in its private-market valuation by competitor Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
As heavier dark matter particles accumulate in key regions, dark matter substructures become more effective at magnifying the light from distant background galaxies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
After the sermon, friends and more distant family started home.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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