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An hour later, she says, the three of them reached a shelter camp on a national highway some distance away from their house in Charing village in Sivasagar district, one of the worst flood-affected districts.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Moving to Singapore -- a playbook sometimes dubbed "Singapore-washing" -- can help Chinese startups tap international capital and overseas users, supposedly at a distance from Beijing's legal and political reach.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Leery of the crowds, Coyle was content to see the Acropolis from a distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The family noticed wildfire smoke from the distance while eating dinner on Friday evening.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

You could hear any distance now, even above the whine of the katydids.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

As Weber explains, "they send the newly formed nuclei of their daughter cells gliding across long distances to repopulate the damaged area of the brain and knit the astrocyte network back together."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

This double-editing distances the reader even further from the author.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The instrument could enable scientists to detect tidal disruption events at far greater distances from Earth than previously thought possible.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

He said that Marfan syndrome had also curtailed his social life, adding: "I used to play football like every other young man, I was athletic but now I cannot even walk short distances."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Even without knowing any of the distances in absolute terms, he could place the planets in order of increasing distance from the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Soon after, Abehsera, Sazan Real Estate’s chairman, distanced his group from the controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

According to Der Spiegel, Ballout told the Berlin court this spring that he had distanced himself from extremist ideology and violence.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

In the late 1980s – and certainly today, much more so – urban living distanced millions of people from their close connection to nature . . . and their parents.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

Rakhmon has also distanced himself from the country's Soviet past -- though without openly criticising key ally Russia.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

After my laborious conquest, I've distanced myself a little from the situation, but you mustn’t think my love has cooled.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

During the 2021 season, NFL players who had not received a COVID-19 vaccination were subject to daily tests for the virus and restrictions, such as wearing masks inside team facilities and practicing social distancing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Nearby, work by Kim’s students from the 1950s demonstrates later distancing from Japanese models through more expressive brushwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

On the eve of the election, Sanchez sought to reassure undecided voters and jittery markets, distancing himself from past calls for radical change.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

They had created an investment approach that harnessed their talent for distancing themselves from other people’s convictions; to find such great conviction in themselves was new and uncomfortable.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis