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Recent Examples of as far as The chemical, a weed killer, killed animals and vegetation downstream as far as Lake Shasta. Jacob Fulton, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023 Lips are sealed as far as deal details go, but Parker is expected to write, produce and direct features in the horror genre. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023 Far From Home While the La Tène culture seemingly spread to regions as far as England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic, the Celts never lived in Brandenburg. Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2023 But these worries are – at least as far as large language models are concerned – groundless. Nir Eisikovits, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for as far as 
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  • California’s wildfire history offers hints as to how long wildfires generally last.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
  • However, none of the American banks’ CEOs has given a credible explanation as to why exactly fleeing this group was necessary; worst yet, none has explained what the commitment to net-zero greenhouse emissions of his or her bank will be.
    Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Critics of the deal have cited concerns about the intentions of Nippon Steel regarding continuing domestic production, particularly in blast furnaces.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This was encapsulated by Belichick’s response about why fans should be optimistic regarding next season.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
Preposition
  • Still, a couple of Trump's picks, like his selection for defense secretary in Pete Hegseth, have been controversial even among some Republicans, posing questions about their speedy confirmation.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Even as a senator, Scott was questioned about his identity by Capitol Police despite wearing a pin identifying himenator.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The designer’s parent company, Betty Blue, closed 2023 with sales of 170 million euros and a margin of earnings before interest and taxes of 31.8 percent, and relies on its own production chain.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • At a time when many residents of the greater Los Angeles area are already anxious and fearful about the blazes that have engulfed tens of thousands of acres and reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble, the erroneous message is likely to have caused panic and fear.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Those are some of the insights gleaned from a survey of 2,170 resident big-game hunters asked a series of questions at the intersection of technology and hunting ethics, wildlife management, and opportunity.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Preposition
  • But as for walking down the aisle, the family source said the pair aren’t in any rush.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And as for the survivors who can’t make it to the airport for reasons like lack of transportation, the ground team will make deliveries on ATVs.
    Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024

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