distant
Example Sentences
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A Fed rate cut, however, still seems quite distant.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
"The UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today and will be increasingly distant in years to come," the Committee said.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
The “Evening News” is still a distant third to its competitors, but its May ratings were up 3% year-over-year, according to Nielsen data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Salon spoke with Doctorow about the use of AI in warfare, Elon Musk as the globe’s first trillionaire and why the film “WarGames” is a useful metaphor but pretty distant from reality.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
They’d all heard about the poison tide, but it had seemed like a distant problem, not anything that would ever concern them.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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