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English word

distance

A2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈdɪstəns/US /ˈdɪstəns/
noun

the amount of space between two places or things

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Of course, if my accent hasn't given it away, for the first part of my life, I had to admire this place from a distance.

2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim Cook

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