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By Sophie Neiman Contributor Musa was eating dinner with his wife and three children at their farm in northern Mozambique when the rattle of gunfire in the distance suddenly broke the calm.
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Sophie Neiman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
Police cars drove by; buses rumbled in the distance.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
What appears to be shipping containers for a plumbing business can be seen in the distance in a facility at the bottom of the cliff.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
Today, 18 cabins form a semicircle around the shop, and construction is nearly complete on a two-story 5,000-square-foot community center, with a panoramic view of hills, valleys and the buildings of Cornell and Ithaca College in the distance.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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Sophie Neiman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
Police cars drove by; buses rumbled in the distance.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
What appears to be shipping containers for a plumbing business can be seen in the distance in a facility at the bottom of the cliff.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
Today, 18 cabins form a semicircle around the shop, and construction is nearly complete on a two-story 5,000-square-foot community center, with a panoramic view of hills, valleys and the buildings of Cornell and Ithaca College in the distance.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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