far from
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Despite its promise, the Uranus Orbiter and Probe is still far from becoming reality.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Debuting in 1969, the show told the tale of a race of knitted aliens living on a cold blue planet, not far from Earth.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
A recent comment by Vance is far from reassuring, though he meant it to be.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Not far from there, Japan has positioned its first “counterstrike” or long-range missile capable of hitting targets 620 miles away, up from 125 miles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
But Crandell and Mullineaux were far from the first to realize that Mount St. Helens had a long history of eruptions.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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