distant

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At highway speeds, the BBS’s inner peace is intruded upon only by the distant drumming of the vast wheels and tires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Directly placing instruments around distant stars to measure space weather is not possible.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Surfshark showed slightly faster startup times and smoother 4K playback on distant servers, thanks in part to its FastTrack optimization feature.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The Artemis program -- named in honor of Apollo's goddess twin -- aims to test technologies needed to one day send humans to Mars, a far more distant journey.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

To the east, above the distant blackness of the High Mountains, the red eye of the Great Auroch glared down at them.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver