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a million miles away





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About 30 minutes after launch, Roman separated from its SpaceX rocket and is now heading towards its orbiting point around a million miles away.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Now 43, his life today is a million miles away from when he had to go to sleep hungry on a friend's sofa.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

"This was a case that was a million miles away from doping," Wada's general counsel Ross Wenzel told BBC Sport.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2025

James argues that confirmation of backwards compatibility - being able to play games originally made for the first Switch - strongly suggests the new machine won't be a million miles away from its younger sibling.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2024

My mind was a million miles away when suddenly my aunt said, “Eben McAllister, you’ve had your nose in that book so long, I forgot what you look like! Wakeup and see the world.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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