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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
The ocean, Palm Jumeirah island in the distance and even the Dubai skyline to our left look like dioramas.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And as the guns fire and canons blast in the distance, Claire disappears through the stones.
—Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
The Massachusetts native’s final Instagram post, shared five days before his passing, was a photo of him inside the home’s hot tub at night with city lights in the distance behind him.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
The ocean, Palm Jumeirah island in the distance and even the Dubai skyline to our left look like dioramas.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And as the guns fire and canons blast in the distance, Claire disappears through the stones.
—Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
The Massachusetts native’s final Instagram post, shared five days before his passing, was a photo of him inside the home’s hot tub at night with city lights in the distance behind him.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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