at a distance of
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—used to describe how far away something is
He spotted the group at a distance of one mile.
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In the year 2089, it is expected to fly past Earth again, but at a distance of 1.7 million miles (2.7 million km), which is still a safe distance.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
According to the company, which is headquartered in Australia, one of its cameras imaged the space station at a distance of 69.06 km away, over the Indian Ocean.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 May 2024
The glasses show the equivalent of a 135-inch screen at a distance of 9.8 feet away, which makes for a big, easy-to-read picture.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Usually, at a distance of about 1 solar diameter, your eyes won’t see the corona, but cameras will.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
The lens focuses very closely (at a distance of about 7.1 inches) and the best macro results are at 28mm (1:2.7 life-size).
—PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
The comet will approach its closest point to Earth on June 2, passing by at a distance of approximately 144 million miles.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
The classic user manual says that it should be sprayed at a distance of about six inches, leaving it on for a couple of minutes and then brushing it out.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
Shooting past at a distance of around 930 miles, the twin flybys — the two closest flybys of Io in over 20 years — produced images of the moon’s lava lakes and volcanic plumes, fleshing out our impression of our solar system’s most volcanic world.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
According to the company, which is headquartered in Australia, one of its cameras imaged the space station at a distance of 69.06 km away, over the Indian Ocean.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 May 2024
The glasses show the equivalent of a 135-inch screen at a distance of 9.8 feet away, which makes for a big, easy-to-read picture.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Usually, at a distance of about 1 solar diameter, your eyes won’t see the corona, but cameras will.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
The lens focuses very closely (at a distance of about 7.1 inches) and the best macro results are at 28mm (1:2.7 life-size).
—PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
The comet will approach its closest point to Earth on June 2, passing by at a distance of approximately 144 million miles.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
The classic user manual says that it should be sprayed at a distance of about six inches, leaving it on for a couple of minutes and then brushing it out.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
Shooting past at a distance of around 930 miles, the twin flybys — the two closest flybys of Io in over 20 years — produced images of the moon’s lava lakes and volcanic plumes, fleshing out our impression of our solar system’s most volcanic world.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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