distance
Example Sentences
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Pritzker said he condemned the actions of the pair, adding: "There is no excuse for failing to distance myself sooner."
From BBC
These structures hold quantum dots at carefully controlled distances from the MoS₂ surface.
From Science Daily
“I exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact with them, and there is no excuse for failing to distance myself sooner,” Pritzker said in a statement released Monday.
The first minister said she felt the decision should have been handled "in a much more sensitive way", and that she distanced herself from it.
From BBC
The 25-year-old says the shortest distance is his least favourite, declaring himself to be "not a natural sprinter".
From BBC
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