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• But even observing the swarms from afar can be worth your while, Jackson said.
  — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024
• The fire ignited as many residents were still at work, leaving them to watch from afar as flames threatened their houses.
  — Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
• Eager to seek revenge for his loss at Stirling, Edward equipped his soldiers with longbows, which enabled them to rain down arrows on the enemy from afar.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
• That means the young are trying to establish their careers and raise their own children at exactly the time their parents experience declining health and call for help — often from afar.
  — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 8 Sep. 2024
• Watching and rooting for the Chargers and Herbert from afar for the last several years, Riley was thrilled to see his former player back in powder blue as a coach.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
• Any ideas on how to tell her the truth as observed from afar?
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• Duncanville, state champs in 2021, will have to watch from afar.
  — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Even from afar, his mind moved mine like a backgammon piece.
  — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• The Cincinnati icon sign glows from afar as part of the city's western skyline.
  — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
• Nelly and Ashanti are ringing in the new year from afar!
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
• What was your view of LFF from afar before you were involved?
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
• Most of the crowd at the Dunkin’ admires from afar, mouths slightly agape, nerves too jittery to go up and say hi.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
• So Aaron said all the right things, and did his best to comfort Patricia from afar.
  — Francesca Street, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
• This wasn’t the family’s first time adopting a dog from afar.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
• The survivors watched helplessly from afar as their city and loved ones were lost.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 July 2024
• The fire sent clouds of black smoke billowing skyward that could be seen from afar.
  — TIME, 23 Feb. 2024
• For more than 15 years, one man’s shadow has loomed over Thailand from afar.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 22 Aug. 2023
• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are thinking of their sister-in-law from afar.
  — Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
• Police monitored the event from afar and walked a counterprotester out of the area.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
• There’s plenty to follow on these opening days of camp, even from afar.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 22 July 2023
• Through all the ups and downs, Hollie supported and lifted her up from afar.
  — Francesca Street, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
• Looking for a glamorous hotel to view the action from afar?
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
• The Earth, for example, looks round (spherical) when viewed from afar, but a tiny patch of ground looks flat.
  — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• Now, Singer will be stuck watching her castmates in Las Vegas from afar.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
• Cara watches from afar, renewed by the energy of their young love.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 5 Feb. 2023
• So, all eyes are on Kelce tonight—including Amiri’s, albeit from afar.
  — Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2024
• Detect bombs, poison gas clouds, and concealed weapons from afar!
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
• Go to hike, bike on dirt paths, admire ancient ice fields, and watch from afar as grizzlies fish for their dinner.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
• The Warsaw ghetto uprising is shown only as noise and smoke across a wall, glimpsed from afar.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• Most recently, Dua took her fave style to the next level in a sheer wide-leg jumpsuit that almost looks like a gown from afar.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 24 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024