as far as

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Recent Examples of as far as The chemical, a weed killer, killed animals and vegetation downstream as far as Lake Shasta. Jacob Fulton, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023 Lips are sealed as far as deal details go, but Parker is expected to write, produce and direct features in the horror genre. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023 Far From Home While the La Tène culture seemingly spread to regions as far as England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic, the Celts never lived in Brandenburg. Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2023 But these worries are – at least as far as large language models are concerned – groundless. Nir Eisikovits, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for as far as
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Preposition
  • None of these readings are so emphatic as to render the others immaterial, and the pervading ambivalence paired with a steady but creeping pace could turn off viewers who just want a good mystery to solve.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
  • Kennedy and his allies within the Republican Party and the wider movement behind them have consistently made three arguments as to why all of us should abandon vaccination.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • This change has fundamentally revolutionized the pace of innovation—shifting us away from incremental advances and toward more rapid, system-level transformations across science and engineering.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
  • One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Preposition
  • As recently as February 2026 and May 2025, the public Santa Clara County’s health department has warned about potential exposure to measles after people with the virus passed through public places.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • The wreck happened as crews headed to a structure fire, but few details about what led to the crash were available Saturday.
    Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 14 June 2026
Preposition
  • The Grammy-winning rapper, 41, filed for divorce from his podcaster wife, 46, on May 18 after separating May 9, according to a divorce filing obtained and reviewed by the USA TODAY Network on June 15.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.
    Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 19 June 2026
Preposition
  • This stretchy one-piece is a simple grab-and-go outfit that works just as well for running errands as for a night out with the girls when styled with jewelry and accessories.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • For Thorndike, as for Descartes, animals were creatures without ideas.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Preposition
  • As questions swirl about James’ future, ESPN reported that James representatives and the Lakers are engaged in talks the structure of a new contract.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • And Kemp shed his vow of neutrality to back the lieutenant governor just two days before the runoff.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 June 2026

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