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miles

[mahylz] / maɪlz /


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Today, the airport’s configuration is too compact to accommodate many large private planes, so some A-listers—including Kim Kardashian and John Mayer—fly into Rifle Garfield County Airport, about 65 miles away from Aspen’s downtown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Back then, centre:MK, a large destination shopping centre four miles away in Milton Keynes, did not exist, and the Brunel was quite the draw.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

If he has to send 80 truckloads of soybeans 80 miles round trip, he estimates savings of $30 to $40 per truckload — or up to $3,200.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some of the pieces carried decorations that looked strikingly similar to pottery found hundreds of miles farther north.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“It’s this man. I’ve carried him over two hundred miles and he won’t help push up the hills. I’m sick of him. I’m going to leave him here in the Burn.…”

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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