distant
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In distant second place, Disney's "Moana" brought in $19 million in its second week for a total of $82 million in North America and $178 million globally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
A family member in her 80s recently inherited some money from a distant relative.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
More than 6,000 worlds have been discovered orbiting distant stars.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Microsoft relationship has grown more distant, the company’s ChatGPT is no longer the clear AI market leader and OpenAI has been surpassed in its private-market valuation by competitor Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Each day, Father Monaghan finds some modicum of peace in nature: the singing of morning birds, the distant crowing of roosters, the sun shining through mango trees.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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