distance
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A light-year, which equals approximately 5.88 trillion miles, measures the distance light travels in one year.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
It was all going swimmingly on Monday, too, and the index was within touching distance of hitting the 8,000 mark.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
“We deliver from the tip of Puerto Rico to the tip of Alaska for 78 cents. That’s a distance of 5,000 miles.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Nearly everybody said that Hearts could not go the distance, but they're still there, still believing.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
And then, in the distance, the figure in silhouette has descended the ladder and is packing up his toolbox.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing distance
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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The Number System
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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