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far-off

[fahr-awf, -of] / ˈfɑrˈɔf, -ˈɒf /


ADVERB
from or at a distance
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In other words, investors are getting sick of projecting payoffs from investments in technology with uncertain, far-off returns — and they’re also tired of debating what that means in the here and now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ultimately, many of the decisions and investments that would deepen the relationship are in the hands of the private sector, which may question whether a geographically far-off partner can really become an economic bedrock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Her reasons for leaving involve both the recent and far-off past, which the author brings to a powerful place in her conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Over the last few months independent booksellers have been observing a strange pattern of purchases which have seen scores of their novels being shipped to far-off warehouses.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

There was the newsreel that told of amazing inventions and adventures in far-off lands; there were the cartoons and the slapstick comedies, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland


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