stone's throw
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And of course, Download is only a stone's throw from East Midlands Airport for metalheads travelling from even further afield.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
She finished the months-long hike and sat on a white bench near the Bridge of the Gods, a stone’s throw from the spot where, she writes, she’d marry Lindstrom four years later.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
It also marks an end to a decades-long run for the ceremony at the Dolby, which is just a stone's throw from the Roosevelt Hotel, where the very first Oscars were handed out in 1929.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The council approved a zoning change and unveiled a plan to build 120 apartments for an estimated $91 million in the quaint town center, a stone’s throw from several gourmet restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
In May of that year, Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, was killed in his hiding place in Abbottabad, just a stone’s throw away from our military academy.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
