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On Tuesday, as Rhule lingered in the distance, Key and Cal transfer Nyziah Hunter worked among the top group of receivers.
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In a clip viewed more than 1.8 million times, the woman walks Zoe down the street as a man in the distance—her brother David—can be seen walking toward them nonchalantly.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Since the basement had a window, the musicians could hear artillery shells in the distance, although those sounds miraculously aren’t heard on the album.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In a clip viewed more than 1.8 million times, the woman walks Zoe down the street as a man in the distance—her brother David—can be seen walking toward them nonchalantly.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Since the basement had a window, the musicians could hear artillery shells in the distance, although those sounds miraculously aren’t heard on the album.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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