far from
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“They were far from the classical ideal of male beauty,” Mr. Sidebottom writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Despite its promise, the Uranus Orbiter and Probe is still far from becoming reality.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
A recent comment by Vance is far from reassuring, though he meant it to be.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
The delay is "a worryingly backward-looking political signal", while "any security gain is far from guaranteed", Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at energy think tank Ember, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Roger del Moral, another ecologist, remembered a hike he took only four months after the eruption: “… far from any visible vegetation, I discovered an isolated, yet active ant nest.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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