far afield

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But that same uncertainty has left even investors far afield of the energy industry parsing feeds of oil-tanker traffic and U.S. troop movements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A replica of the Orca, the iconic shark-hunting boat from Jaws, is opening in north Wales, with the boatmaker saying tourists could travel from as far afield as America and Japan.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

And it will rely on a group of primarily Dutch recruits who ply their trade in the Netherlands and as far afield as Hungary and Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

That may be a reason for U.S. investors who aren’t willing to go too far afield to stay in cash.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

But her brothers, Elladan and Elrohir, were out upon errantry: for they rode often far afield with the Rangers of the North, forgetting never their mother’s torment in the dens of the orcs.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien