distant
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Many complex systems behave in ways that resemble quantum effects, where changes in one region can influence distant parts of the system, similar to entanglement.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Too often discounted as the domain of schoolchildren, Colonial Williamsburg can actually be a fascinating study in how to bring the distant past to life, one committed performance at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A return to the top was a distant dream amid the dramas of two groundshares with Northampton and Birmingham, a detested ownership in Sisu, multiple protests and parliamentary mentions.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
And their message was clear: Landing on the Moon is not the distant dream it once seemed.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It started as a soft twitter, like the distant chirping of birds, and then built to a high, steady hum.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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