distant
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A return to the top was a distant dream amid the dramas of two groundshares with Northampton and Birmingham, a detested ownership in Sisu, multiple protests and parliamentary mentions.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Too often discounted as the domain of schoolchildren, Colonial Williamsburg can actually be a fascinating study in how to bring the distant past to life, one committed performance at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A combined company with about 9% market share would put Delta a somewhat distant second, with 4.3% market share, the Jefferies analysts said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
One way to picture this is as a single atom linked to a wave at several distant points.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
There was a comical incident when he turned the focus knob and unwittingly brought the face of a distant woolly sheep into close-up view.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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