distance
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Like “The Man in the High Castle” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” before it, our depressing reality erased the distance between us and its fantasy.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
They worried about the meaning of independence, tested the reach of equality, and measured the distance between founding ideals and present realities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Stopping out of concern, they realize this is no normal accident, seeing the eerie man in the distance who disappears in the flicker of their hazard lights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
This week, with air raid warnings wailing in the distance, Kyiv held a funeral for two sisters.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Its operators, Maggie, Kate, and Leah, worked to conquer the longest distance, that between life and death.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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