distant
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Hubble's ability to detect visible light and Webb's sensitivity to infrared light gave scientists a more complete picture of the distant objects than either telescope could have provided independently.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
To limit spending on gas, many customers bike or walk to a Dollar General store rather than driving to a more distant competitor, Chief Executive Todd Vasos told investors recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
It waxed and waned as the attacks grew more distant.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
A chattering squirrel or darting bunny might distract or call up a distant memory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
But her voice was strangely muffled, somehow both distant and close, as if it were coming from all around and nowhere at all.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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