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mile

[mahyl] / maɪl /
NOUN
5, 280 feet/1.609 kilometers measured
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In Pavlohrad, about 40 miles from the front, we found families dazed after evacuating, abandoning everything, with no idea whether they'll ever go back.

From BBC

A number of cities, including New York, Chicago and Charlotte, offer nonstop flights to St. Martin, where you’ll find ample European glamour, miles of swimmable beaches and a deep bench of restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There is simply no legal reason for keeping this mother 1800 miles away from her children.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They lived hundreds of miles apart—the former in Venice, the latter in Florence and Rome—and inhabited vastly different aesthetic universes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or is it a sleek, modern home perched atop a mountain where the nearest grocery store is miles and miles away?

From The Wall Street Journal