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  • Though torn pretty well to pieces, the net in some way still remained foul, and he had had a thirty-mile tow out of his course.

    Charley's Coup 2010

  • There is a thirty-mile stretch of the new 61 between Tunica and Clarksdale that is said to be the longest segment of highway in the world without horizontal or vertical curves.

    Interstate 69 Matt Dellinger 2010

  • I could go out for a thirty-mile run and come back without any major discomfort: an exhilarating realization.

    ChiRunning Danny Dreyer 2009

  • A thirty-mile drive easily takes two hours when the scenery is this spectacular.

    Alex Henry: Henry Miller and a Sunday in Big Sur 2009

  • We started in the late afternoon or early evening for this twenty-five-or thirty-mile march.

    Into the Rising Sun Patrick K. O’Donnell 2002

  • No one dare complain because Beelzebub was blackmailing and/or threatening everyone in a thirty-mile radius.

    Felicia C. Sullivan: How to Survive the Holidays Without Bludgeoning Your Family with the Turkey 2008

  • Launched in 2005 by AOL, TMZ stands for "thirty-mile zone," a term that originally described the area around Hollywood in which "on location" shoots were regulated.

    Carole Bayer Sager: Carole's Bookmarks: From Junk Food to Food That Saves Lives 2008

  • Imagine a runner needing to win a three-mile race in order to qualify for a thirty-mile race later the same day against opponents who had qualified weeks ago and were fully rested.

    One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

  • Imagine a runner needing to win a three-mile race in order to qualify for a thirty-mile race later the same day against opponents who had qualified weeks ago and were fully rested.

    One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

  • Imagine a runner needing to win a three-mile race in order to qualify for a thirty-mile race later the same day against opponents who had qualified weeks ago and were fully rested.

    One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

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