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distant

[dis-tuhnt] / ˈdɪs tənt /




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The concept is one of the least futuristic that Apple has implemented in an app in some time, and in fact calls back to the distant past of the pre-Twitter, pre–Instagram Reels sports web.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

Günter is attracted to Freud’s science of the mind because he believes that it alleviates unhappiness, but he is learning that the analyst can be distant and dictatorial, like some all-knowing but uncaring deity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Marissa Roy was on her way to a runoff that would exclude the incumbent city attorney, Hydee Feldstein Soto, who was a distant third in the early returns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

An end to the fighting looks as distant as ever.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

They’d all heard about the poison tide, but it had seemed like a distant problem, not anything that would ever concern them.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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