kilometre
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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
By taking the 50 kilometre mass start title, 29-year-old Klaebo also became the first athlete in history to win all six cross-country skiing races at one Games.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
An almost kilometre thick layer of clay or cap rock will lock away the CO2, just as it trapped oil and gas for millions of years, Schovsbo explains.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
The conductor orders everyone off the train and directs them to a shelter, about a kilometre away.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
They were flying over the six kilometre zone of park-land that separated Central London from its first ring of satellite suburbs.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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