far-flung

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Some of the groundwork has already been created, including previous SuperLabs and a recent research platform that can share information by technical staff from the seven far-flung labs as if they were one.

From Scientific American

Neither Lavrov, nor any Russian government official, will be flying to Europe’s far-flung island nation, since the Council expelled Russia over its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

From Seattle Times

The allure of an ambassador’s life is obvious: wielding government power and throwing parties for influential people in a far-flung location.

From New York Times

Television pictures this week showed early-morning queues at banks in Beijing for buying treasury savings bonds, while newspapers carried stories of young investors riding trains and buses to far-flung branches seeking the highest deposit rates.

From Reuters

The far-flung fishing town with only three traffic lights and about 6,000 residents is acutely short of hotels for ASEAN’s swarm of diplomats, delegates and journalists.

From Seattle Times