keep distance
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The outlet also shed some new light as to Tremaine’s reasoning for seeking legal help to keep distance between himself, his family and the former professional skater.
From Fox News ● Jun. 3, 2021
One of the most brutal realities of the Covid crisis is that it forces us to keep distance from the people in our lives who we are most at risk of never seeing again.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2021
“Now, it’s straight to the burial site, and we keep distance from each other. COVID-19 has really disrupted our normal rituals,” says Melisa Laelan, the executive director of the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2020
Early in the outbreak, local agencies encouraged riders to skip certain seats to keep distance and stopped collecting fares to reduce close contact at the front of the bus.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2020
Thus, in the triumphs of soft peace, I reign; And, from my walls, defy the powers of Spain; With pomp and sports my love I celebrate, While they keep distance, and attend my state.—
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Sir Walter Scott
