distant
Example Sentences
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From there, investigators can sometimes find distant relatives to help piece together a family tree that can point to a suspect, said CeCe Moore, a genetic genealogist and co-founder of DNA Justice.
From Los Angeles Times
But if an otter were doomed to distant petdom, there could be few better homes than the remote bay where Mijbil was free to come and go.
Beyond the turbulent asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter lies the Kuiper Belt, a distant region past Neptune filled with frozen remnants from the solar system's earliest days.
From Science Daily
He has been Showtime’s forgotten kingpin, its lost leader, its missing warrior, a stylishly distant legend who had been overshadowed by the seven Lakers whose statues stand watch over the plaza outside Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times
"While some brands are embedding sustainability into their supply chains, true large-scale change remains distant," according to Deloitte, which estimates less than 1% of used clothing is recycled into new garments and recycled fibres globally.
From BBC
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