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• The submersible had caught it at a distance of about 750 feet.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Most of what happens happens at a distance of thousands of miles — and feels like it.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
• The original oaks were planted at a distance of 25 feet from each other.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
• In other words, that’s the equivalent of the light from around ten candles at a distance of one meter before bed at night.
  — Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
• The handles can also be customized at a distance of eight to 16 inches.
  — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
• The comet poses no threat to Earth and will remain at a distance of at least 150 million miles, astronomers said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 July 2025
• The purr was captured at a distance of one meter from the microphone to Bella, which is equivalent to just over one yard.
  — Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
• More precisely, each runner will at some point find themselves at a distance of at least 1/N from any other runner.
  — Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
• The classic user manual says that it should be sprayed at a distance of about six inches, leaving it on for a couple of minutes and then brushing it out.
  — Ana Morales, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
• Usually, at a distance of about 1 solar diameter, your eyes won’t see the corona, but cameras will.
  — Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
• For the 4-point shot, there will be four circles, two at each end of the court, that will be placed above the current three-point line at a distance of 28-feet from the rim.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2023
• Directly in front at a distance of 14 miles (23 kilometers) sat Popocatepetl, puffing smoke, the rim of its crater aglow.
  — MarÍa Verza, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
• Tests showed more than 90 percent uniformity in illumination across the target area at a distance of two meters.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
• To distinguish an Earth-like planet from its star at a distance of roughly 30 light-years, a space telescope must collect light across about 20 meters.
  — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
• The comet will approach its closest point to Earth on June 2, passing by at a distance of approximately 144 million miles.
  — The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
• But Parker samples the outermost parts of the corona at a distance of about 10 solar radii, whereas other solar telescopes zoom in on its innermost parts.
  — Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
• In late September, a Chinese aircraft carrier approached Guam at a distance of 559 miles.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
• It can be launched in 20 seconds by a single soldier and provide battlefield reconnaissance at a distance of three kilometers, Teledyne says.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
• The aircraft is also a very quiet flier, making just 75 decibels—about the same noise as a vacuum cleaner—at a distance of 300 feet during takeoff.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
• In fact, this obscuring dust cloud orbits the star Gaia20ehk at a distance of around 93 million miles, which is around the distance between the Earth-moon system and the sun.
  — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
• November's supermoon will be the closest of 2025, at a distance of 221,823 miles from Earth.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
• The comet made its closest approach to Earth on December 19, 2025, at a distance of about 170 million miles.
  — Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
• Its microwave signal is (just) below the legal maximum power density for consumer mobile devices at a distance of 20 centimeters from the quad patch antenna.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2016
• The Parker Probe will use Venus as a gravity assist today, skimming past the planet's surface at a distance of 233 miles and slingshotting away toward the sun.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
• One advertised jammer emits 120-dB ultrasonic interference at a distance of 1 meter.
  — Kevin Fu, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2018
• The famous Horsehead nebula, just below the left star in Orion's belt, is the closest giant star-forming region to Earth at a distance of about 1,375 light years.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
• When light is insufficient or atmospheric conditions are unfavorable so that a person or vehicle on the highway is not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
• At such distances, sending signals back to the 200-inch Hale telescope at Mount Palomar in California is roughly equivalent to hitting a dime at a distance of one mile.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
• The Iranian military statement described Israel's warplanes as firing lightweight missiles at a distance of 62 miles from the Iranian border.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
• That smudge is the Orion Nebula, which at a distance of just 1,500 light-years is one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth and makes for a beautiful target through binoculars or a 6-inch telescope.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025