more distant

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"Now more than ever it is imperative to avoid any escalation of a conflict that has already exacted a devastating toll on civilians and that risks making the search for peace even more distant."

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“The longer the Strait remains shut, the greater the oil shock and the more distant the idea of Brent crude trading back to levels near $80 or below,” analysts at ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Instead of burning fuel, Munday and graduate student researcher Tristan Deppe explored whether the cold side could be linked to something far colder and much more distant: deep space.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Using fairly straightforward tools of astronomy you can easily enough determine that the bulbs are of equal brightness and that one is, say, 50 percent more distant than the other.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson