distance

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Tests showed that the light distribution achieved more than 90 percent uniformity across the illuminated area at a distance of two meters.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

If you are wondering about whether you are within striking distance, Pauly said, then you are too close.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The An-26 is a Soviet-era aircraft mainly used in a military capacity to transport heavy cargo and smaller numbers of passengers over a short-to-medium distance.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

They proposed stationing key aircraft during a conflict in the western part of the kingdom, a safer distance away from Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He studies me, his eyes small slits, and I lean farther back on the chair’s arm, increasing the distance between us.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam