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farther

[fahr-ther] / ˈfɑr ðər /


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This suggests they likely formed farther out and later migrated inward, since forming near the boundary would be extremely difficult.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

“We try to buy a little bit farther out than where existing developments are happening—that’s been a little bit of our strategy.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

He didn’t like getting old because he was so much in touch with his body as an athlete — he could jump higher and run farther than his friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In their adverse scenario, which assumes that the war persists but ends later this year, oil prices spend much of the year around $100 a barrel, global growth might fall farther yet, to around 2.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I saw Cunningham’s big house now, with its huge stone wall, and farther down was Devlin’s.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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