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[fahr] / fɑr /






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So far, investors have eagerly snapped up the chance to lend to the tech giants, but they have demanded returns that would have been unthinkable for such blue-chip companies not long ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

So far this month, downtown is on a three-day streak of temperatures 100 degrees or higher and could hit a fourth, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

So far, only one donor has announced a major stock donation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Crude oil prices have hovered between $90 and $100 a barrel as the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz enters its eighth month, far longer than analysts had expected.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

On either side doors opened into two still larger rooms—by far the largest dormitories we had yet seen.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

I would say that this as a potential application is a bit more farther out, though.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Arizona and New Mexico will probably get substantial rains, he said, and the storm could also bring enough moisture farther north to give the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs a small boost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

When a nonprofit consulting on redevelopment proposed relocating the entire district farther from the river, Jeffrey Burroughs, a jeweler who leads a local business-development association, was among those who pushed back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The farther apart they are pulled, the more energy is stored in the connection between them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Elliot flinched and stepped farther away from me like I was a snake he didn’t want to bite him as he continued scanning the crowd.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The boundary of the observable universe is not merely the farthest distance our telescopes can currently reach.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Before last week, the farthest known northern nesting ground was in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Hargitay, largely known for apprehending “especially heinous” offenders for the last 27 years, is just about the farthest away from an objectionable choice as you can get.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Eala, 21, went the farthest any Filipina had gone in a Grand Slam event, reaching the fourth round and eliminating defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland along the way.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

We children tiptoed around them or else played in the farthest reaches of the yard, our voices dulled lest they incite our parents.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Borrowing by firms including Google, Amazon and Microsoft hit around $500 billion in the nine months since January, and Goldman Sachs expects a further ramp-up in 2027, to $1.2 trillion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The reading will offer further clues on the U.S. economy’s health, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Goldman Sachs expects a further ramp-up in 2027, to $1.2 trillion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“He cultivated relationships with sworn law enforcement officers and used those relationships to further his personal and financial interests,” Anderson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

I say, though I’ve heard her count further than that.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

“I hate to say it, but Blythe’s in the middle of nowhere, we’re the furthest from Sacramento, I just hate to say it again, we’re only a few votes out here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

You can watch your future grocery bill in transit: The stage of the producer-price index furthest from your cart rose 3.2% in May, the biggest jump since 2009.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Antonelli's performance is the second furthest back a driver has ever come from to win a grand prix after John Watson's victory from 22nd on the grid in the 1983 United States Grand Prix West.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

But combining plenty of aerobic activity with one to two hours of strength training brought the risk down furthest of all – by around 45%.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

“This is the furthest I’ve ever gotten, Scoob-a-doob.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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