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far-flung

[ fahr-fluhng ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

far-flung

First recorded in 1890–95

They allegedly ran their far-flung, online drug-slinging operation like a buttoned-down business—until it all unraveled.

But the same meme has appeared in such far-flung places as Brunei, Kyrgyzstan (there it is again), Tanzania, and Jamaica.

To be a great power with far-flung interests of different natures is to invite hypocrisy.

For over twenty years, he reported from far-flung destinations.

Those weeks of violence drove thousands of residents from the island city, seeking safety in far-flung suburbs.

Beneath its far-flung branches a syce was sitting in front of a finely-proportioned and unusually big Arab horse.

Therefore, I smoked my cigarette without misgiving, and kept close watch for bobbing black dots against the far-flung green.

The far-flung panorama behind the walls had a curiously peaceful aspect.

Twice a year the Indians rounded up their range possessions, but many of these cattle had escaped the far-flung circles of riders.

It must have been a far-flung romance, for the Craigs reputedly came from up in the Wind River district.

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