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Videos circulating on social media Sunday showed tourists in Puerto Vallarta walking on the beach with smoke rising in the distance.
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ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
At the rear of the room, a picture window looks out onto the Irish Sea, with Northern Ireland a small speck in the distance.
—Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
On clear days, views stretch into Vermont and Larose points out the top of Jay Peak in the distance.
—Claire Sibonney, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
The foothills in the distance become burnished in the golden hour’s fading light.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
At the rear of the room, a picture window looks out onto the Irish Sea, with Northern Ireland a small speck in the distance.
—Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
On clear days, views stretch into Vermont and Larose points out the top of Jay Peak in the distance.
—Claire Sibonney, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
The foothills in the distance become burnished in the golden hour’s fading light.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in the distance
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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