more distant

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The Artemis program -- named in honor of Apollo's goddess twin -- aims to test technologies needed to one day send humans to Mars, a far more distant journey.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Maybe a championship, too, but that's more complicated, more distant when France are still the hot favourites to clinch it despite what Scotland did to them last weekend.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

After his father’s death, Mr. Junod goes on a sort of genealogical quest, excavating Lou’s double and triple lives—mistresses, deceptions, suspicious deaths, ugly secrets—and more distant family history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In contrast, more distant relatives such as donkeys and zebras appear to lack the high frequency component.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

It was too early for her to be back from Portland yet, even if she had not gone on to some other, more distant port.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk