Once, when Mami and I were heading to the Pathmark, we caught sight of my brother in the distance with Pura and the brat.

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Looking through the rifle's telescopic sight, the gunman then estimates the distance from this object to the target.

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The target distance of 22 miles was now within sight for MacCready's team, which brought the Albatross over to the English coast ready for the prize attempt on June 12, 1979.

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They caught sight of the asteroid after its last pass, at a far greater distance.

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The Land Rover is out of sight in minutes, but for a long time we can hear him crunching bamboo and revving the motor in the distance.

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