more distant

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In these events, the gravity of a foreground star and any accompanying planets magnifies the light of a more distant background star, briefly making it appear brighter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 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

But as accusations of corruption and dirty tricks against Mitterrand began to mount, his relations with the president became more distant.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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

Galaxies would become ever more distant from one another, and the star stuff that drives all the energetic reactions in the universe would become more rarefied.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife