daylight between
idiom
: distance or difference between (people or things)
They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.
The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals.
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The big picture: Parts of the U.S. are losing more than three hours of daylight between June 20 (the summer solstice) and Sept. 22 (the fall equinox), per NOAA's handy Solar Calculator.
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
At the top of her list is putting daylight between her economic agenda and her opponent’s with a promise to let his signature Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
Any historian of the relationship, as Oren previously was, would know that there are many examples of daylight between U.S. and Israeli positions, especially when right-wing Israeli prime ministers insist on acting against the policies or interests of the United States.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2015
Even with this relatively low-level of employment, there is appreciable daylight between the majority and concurring opinions as to which athletes might count as FLSA employees.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2024
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
At the top of her list is putting daylight between her economic agenda and her opponent’s with a promise to let his signature Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
Any historian of the relationship, as Oren previously was, would know that there are many examples of daylight between U.S. and Israeli positions, especially when right-wing Israeli prime ministers insist on acting against the policies or interests of the United States.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2015
Even with this relatively low-level of employment, there is appreciable daylight between the majority and concurring opinions as to which athletes might count as FLSA employees.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2024
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“Daylight between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20between. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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