kilometre
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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
This is not the first time Singaporeans have crossed swords over how common spaces should be used in the land-scarce country, where more than 8,300 people jostle for each kilometre.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
The third baby was found less than half a kilometre away from the second.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
About a kilometre from this derelict mine is a residential area of a few houses, a broken-down church building and a hospital with some damaged windows, offering basic services.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
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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