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Those same captivating views of the city or the Sierra Nevada mountains off in the distance remain, though.
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
For safety, the crew consulted the production’s geologist; filming went on as the volcano rumbled in the distance.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Less than an hour after police arrived and started scouring the trails, screams in the distance led them to the bodies of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
With Roan’s voice faintly audible in the distance, the dreamy video shows the Missouri native crawling on the floor of a dark subway car filled with women dancing under strobe lights, making the train seem more like a club than a mode of community transit.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 July 2025
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
For safety, the crew consulted the production’s geologist; filming went on as the volcano rumbled in the distance.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Less than an hour after police arrived and started scouring the trails, screams in the distance led them to the bodies of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
With Roan’s voice faintly audible in the distance, the dreamy video shows the Missouri native crawling on the floor of a dark subway car filled with women dancing under strobe lights, making the train seem more like a club than a mode of community transit.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 July 2025
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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