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a long distance
the recluse lived in a small cabin miles away from his closest neighbor
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Recent Examples of miles
Mature birds are released at Palmyra Preserve on the island of Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The epicenter was about 9 miles north-northeast of Alder Springs, at a depth of 8 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Nayda Alvarez and her relatives own land along the Rio Grande roughly 125 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Two people in Nevada were killed after one of Tesla’s trucks crashed into a Volkswagen Beetle about 30 miles from Tesla’s gigafactory in the state.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office identified 65-year-old Dawn Hettinger of Nampa as the woman killed after exiting her vehicle on westbound Interstate 84 about 20 miles east of Boise.
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Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
2 July 2026
Those dreams ended June 14 in a Walmart parking lot in the north Mississippi city of Senatobia, about 40 miles away from Memphis, when 1-year-old Wiley was shot by police responding to a shoplifting call.
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Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, one historian is traveling 750 miles to remind Americans where that history has taken us.
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Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The epicenter was about 9 miles north-northeast of Alder Springs, at a depth of 8 miles.
—
Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Nayda Alvarez and her relatives own land along the Rio Grande roughly 125 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Two people in Nevada were killed after one of Tesla’s trucks crashed into a Volkswagen Beetle about 30 miles from Tesla’s gigafactory in the state.
—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office identified 65-year-old Dawn Hettinger of Nampa as the woman killed after exiting her vehicle on westbound Interstate 84 about 20 miles east of Boise.
—
Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
2 July 2026
Those dreams ended June 14 in a Walmart parking lot in the north Mississippi city of Senatobia, about 40 miles away from Memphis, when 1-year-old Wiley was shot by police responding to a shoplifting call.
—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, one historian is traveling 750 miles to remind Americans where that history has taken us.
—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
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“Miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miles. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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