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a long distance
the recluse lived in a small cabin miles away from his closest neighbor
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Recent Examples of miles
In the meantime, mission teams on the ground are keeping Swift at least 185 miles above Earth, where the boost mission has the best chance of success, NASA said.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The epicenter was approximately 9 miles east-northeast of Indio, at a depth of 2 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
Those dreams ended June 14 in a Walmart parking lot in the north Mississippi city of Senatobia, about 40 miles away from Memphis, when 1-year-old Wiley was shot by police responding to a shoplifting call.
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Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, one historian is traveling 750 miles to remind Americans where that history has taken us.
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Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The first fault that fractured is believed to be on the Boconó system, about 25 miles from the coast, Schmitz said.
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Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The smallest nation by size (171 square miles) and population — 158,000, or twice the size of Arrowhead Stadium’s capacity — stood with all fans as the national anthems for both teams played.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
The crowd of 68,777 was largely made up of fans of the Netherlands, many of whom made their Oranje Fanwalk 2 1/2 miles from Rice University to Houston Stadium on Saturday morning.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Meisel lived in Hartsdale, NY, in Westchester County, about 25 miles from where the fatal accident took place.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The epicenter was approximately 9 miles east-northeast of Indio, at a depth of 2 miles.
—
Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
Those dreams ended June 14 in a Walmart parking lot in the north Mississippi city of Senatobia, about 40 miles away from Memphis, when 1-year-old Wiley was shot by police responding to a shoplifting call.
—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, one historian is traveling 750 miles to remind Americans where that history has taken us.
—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The first fault that fractured is believed to be on the Boconó system, about 25 miles from the coast, Schmitz said.
—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The smallest nation by size (171 square miles) and population — 158,000, or twice the size of Arrowhead Stadium’s capacity — stood with all fans as the national anthems for both teams played.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
The crowd of 68,777 was largely made up of fans of the Netherlands, many of whom made their Oranje Fanwalk 2 1/2 miles from Rice University to Houston Stadium on Saturday morning.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Meisel lived in Hartsdale, NY, in Westchester County, about 25 miles from where the fatal accident took place.
—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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