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Our kids were thrilled at the prospect of a sleepover and disappeared inside to play, while the adults stood at the door, staring at the mountain ablaze in the distance.
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Paula James-Martinez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
But a square hole at bottom right reveals a middle-aged couple in the distance, dressed in dark business suits.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
On both sides, all agree that even should Sunday’s ceasefire lead to a long-term end of the war, healing is far in the distance.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The backyard has a stunning private lawn with palm trees and views of the course in the distance.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Paula James-Martinez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
But a square hole at bottom right reveals a middle-aged couple in the distance, dressed in dark business suits.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
On both sides, all agree that even should Sunday’s ceasefire lead to a long-term end of the war, healing is far in the distance.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The backyard has a stunning private lawn with palm trees and views of the course in the distance.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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