distant
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“The End of Everything” transforms what could be a grim subject into a playful exploration of how science can be used to illuminate even the most distant possible future.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Reform UK Scotland and Labour finished a distant second place in the election, returning 17 MSPs each.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
"Instead, the dynamics of the distant Tethys Ocean can directly be correlated with short-lived periods of mountain building in Central Asia."
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
"The Northern Lights may be distant from the tropics, but the horizons we seek are increasingly one and the same," Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor wrote, in the Indian Express daily.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It was difficult to tell in all that noise, but Penelope could swear she also heard a distant howl.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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