kilometre
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Diamond Light Source - a giant machine, half a kilometre around, that produces X-rays far brighter than the Sun to see the tiniest building blocks of matter.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
A new, though extinct, species of whale was also identified among the nearly 500 skeletons found up to 7,000 metres deep along a 1,200 kilometre corridor of bones in the Indian Ocean west of Australia.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The organisers' statement went on to explain that an initial investigation found that a turning point was positioned incorrectly by 256m, which resulted in the route being more than half a kilometre longer.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
But as negotiations began behind closed doors half a kilometre away, all the world's media could do was wait -- and sip on an expertly brewed coffee while listening to live eastern folk music.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
‘The ruins stretch from the river to the base of that mountain over there, about half a kilometre.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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