far from
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“All of this has started and is under way, but we’re far from done.”
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
I’ve seen community health workers in action in Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Malawi, among many others, as well as in Congo’s Ituri province, not far from the town where this current outbreak occurred.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Russell is in a difficult place, 68 points behind Antonelli, but it is far from unrecoverable.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Florsheim lost to the village at trial, but the judge, Margo S. Kirchner, indicated the case was far from dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
I am in Melena del Sur, which is not too far from Havana, and I am doing fine.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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