far-flung
Example Sentences
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The tradeoff for tight quarters is proximity to conveniences and culture not generally found in far-flung places.
From Salon
But, despite those efforts, the subsequent backlash over the far-flung location has led organisers to offer refunds to those customers who "prefer not to attend due to increased travel distance".
From BBC
He’s spent a career traveling to far-flung and sometimes dangerous regions for Chevron—Angola, Mexico, Colombia—navigating regimes of varying political ideologies.
Some British travellers are trapped in far-flung locations facing bills for accommodation, food and essentials which may not be covered by their travel insurance.
From BBC
Students at colleges as far-flung as Rhode Island, Louisiana, Arizona and Wisconsin were alerted to the bet, they said in interviews.
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