distance
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Then again, maybe you’d also appreciate getting to see the world without having to catch a series of flights or drive a long distance.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency said that while it understood "the considerable public interest in this particular whale," it stressed that people should keep a safe distance and refrain from approaching the whale.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Manhattan, it turns out, looks better from a distance than from its edges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
As for the distance they would have to walk to meet each other Michelle says it is "mad".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Far in the distance, a treacherous scree slope towered above the fells, and beyond it rose the High Mountains.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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