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The sun was bursting through the trees and in the distance, orange, red and yellow leaves gently danced in the morning breeze.
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Arianna Albano, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Video captured on North Myrtle Beach showed heavy wind pounding the coast and rough surf in the distance.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 July 2025
The setting sun casts long shadows from visitors looking out toward the rooftop of Renzo Piano’s Resnick Pavilion and, off in the distance on the left, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ domed terrace.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
During a night hiding from the infected, Spike spots a fire in the distance.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 June 2025
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Arianna Albano, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Video captured on North Myrtle Beach showed heavy wind pounding the coast and rough surf in the distance.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 July 2025
The setting sun casts long shadows from visitors looking out toward the rooftop of Renzo Piano’s Resnick Pavilion and, off in the distance on the left, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ domed terrace.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
During a night hiding from the infected, Spike spots a fire in the distance.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 June 2025
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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