as in remotest
most distant from a center
for privacy and quiet, we requested a hotel room that was farthest from the elevator
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Recent Examples of farthest
Lee Roop | [email protected],
al,
23 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Orion is expected to reach up to 270,000 miles from Earth.
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Jacquelyne Germain,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2022
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
The original objective of the new Gulfstream, an update of the popular G650ER, was simply to secure its position as aviation’s farthest-flying business jet with a range of 8,000 nautical miles.
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J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
21 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Shortly before entering that orbit, NASA says Orion will travel 57, 287 miles beyond the moon at its farthest point from the lunar surface.
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Lee Roop | [email protected],
al,
23 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Orion is expected to reach up to 270,000 miles from Earth.
—
Jacquelyne Germain,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2022
Adverb
The withholding of food assistance is the farthest-reaching impact so far of the federal government shutdown, which is entering its fourth week, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain at odds over a continuing resolution.
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Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
The original objective of the new Gulfstream, an update of the popular G650ER, was simply to secure its position as aviation’s farthest-flying business jet with a range of 8,000 nautical miles.
—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
21 Sep. 2025
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The extreme conditions are driven by a heat dome, a high pressure weather system that can trap heat for days, even weeks.
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That day in Redding, temperatures surged to 109 degrees, triggering an extreme heat warning for the area.
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Boston has hosted five World Cup games so far, two of them Scotland matches.
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So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation.
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As its name suggests, atom lithography does away with light altogether and instead uses physical matter—atoms—to print tiny patterns onto silicon chips.
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Rhaenyra will not only have to contend with the death of yet another child, but also that same child’s decision to betray her and lock her away in a room.
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