distance
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"I think the fascination is rooted in a combination of novelty and distance," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Because each step depends on the previous one, this approach is called the cosmic distance ladder.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
When it's based in Singapore, or elsewhere, to distance itself legally and politically from Beijing.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Tuapse, near Russia’s border with the Caucasus country of Georgia, lies more than 300 miles from the nearest Ukrainian-controlled point—a distance now well within the range of Kyiv’s long-range attack drones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
I took another step, then another, trying to look around the corner, deeply feeling the distance from the dogs, the aloneness.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing distance
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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