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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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“She did,” he called from a distance, as he wrangled one of their two dogs, Chicken.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Those are not the same thing, and the distance between them is measured in months of someone’s life.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

When it's based in Singapore, or elsewhere, to distance itself legally and politically from Beijing.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

"From a distance it looks like such an obvious 'yes, label AI music' but, once you zoom in, you realise it is a very complicated thing," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

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

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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