long distance

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The two sides remain a long distance apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Due to their large body size, repeated long distance hopping would have been inefficient.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

He is also shooting a career-low 30.9% from three after shooting 42.3% from long distance last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

To see the changes, you need to look no further than the percentage of women entering long distance races.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

More or less 120 minutes long distance at $1.35 per first three minutes plus thirteen for the books plus probably ten for Charley’s taxi plus probably sixty for his time came to...?

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman