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The Catholic Church's first US pope has been invited by Prince Albert II and would travel there and back from the Vatican in a day, the source said.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Nasa will send four astronauts there and back in ten days to test systems.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Millions of parts have to work perfectly to get you there, and back.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

In all, the vice president spent barely 24 hours on the ground in Dubai, less time than the roughly 15 hours each way it took to get there and back from Washington.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023

The bakehouse is away at the other end of the town, and the two must go there and back through the whole length of it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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