distant
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Investors largely disregarded SK Hynix’s long-term wafer capacity expansion, as the 2034 timeline is distant.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
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
The spotlight was beginning to feel a little distant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Thanks to modern imaging techniques, objects that once seemed ordinary can still reveal hidden stories from Earth's distant past.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
The balcony door is open, as always, to let in the air, and I can hear the distant echo of the waves.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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