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not far away



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Home was not far away when we needed to return, but why not take a few days off to lounge by the pool?

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

"All round the world now there's just more and more effects of climate change so it's pretty terrifying that a lot of those things are not far away," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Patty and I, not far away, drove there.

From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026

The localisers damaged in the crash still stand at the end of the runway, and what appear to be fragments of concrete slabs and pillars are strewn across a field not far away.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

A moment later, I spotted the young Mr Cardinal not far away, still standing on his own, and it struck me the young gentleman might be feeling somewhat overawed in the present company.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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