long distance

Example Sentences

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The question has been how the disease managed to travel such long distances.

From Science Daily

I wasn’t trapping very much and I was running a long distance—it took three days to run the sixty-mile line.

From Literature

The researchers also found that tissue stiffness can influence chemical signalling across long distances, affecting the behavior of cells far from where the mechanical force originates.

From Science Daily

However, he said: "Because of the long distance of migration, the return rate is about 30%."

From BBC

It is a natural result of Saharan dust being carried long distances by the atmosphere, offering a rare, and sometimes messy, reminder of how far-reaching global weather systems can be.

From BBC