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
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
I’d heard stories of what they’d done to a distant cousin of mine, who had to flee his home after his second child was born.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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
But there was no sound except the hot, dry wind and the distant pop and crackle of fire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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