distance
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She was simply trying to edge another step past the boundary of respectability—a line that’s speeding into the distance faster than a Palantir-directed drone swarm—because that’s the only way to compete in her crowded field.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
He said Linden had been "very overly friendly" from the start and that he had been warned to keep his distance by other people within the party.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Michael Aleman went the distance, striking out nine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Despite their evolutionary distance, the team discovered that both butterflies and moths repeatedly relied on the same two genes, ivory and optix, to produce nearly identical warning colors.
From Science Daily • May 4, 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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