far-flung

• “For, as we know, English was born of “mixt” and “mangeled” tongues, and has only grown increasingly “mixt” since then—perhaps especially during the Renaissance, when far-flung non-Indo-European “tungs” added long lists of new reasons for some to cheer and others to despair.”

  Simon & Schuster: The English Is Coming!

• “English has been handed its global identity papers by far-flung communities because the world now requires not just its multiplicity of languages but also a shared tongue—one in which people can begin to shape their global identities, even as they use their new language to articulate the direction of our shared future.”

  Simon & Schuster: The English Is Coming!

• “They oversaw our far-flung team of researchers, as well as an endless series of project meetings and conference calls.”

  Simon & Schuster: American Grace

• “People, especially young people, were spread out in far-flung communities, many of which were too new to have churches.”

  Simon & Schuster: American Grace

• “In the age before railroads, itinerant preachers would ride long, often arduous, circuits to visit far-flung communities, winning many converts to Methodism as they did so.”

  Simon & Schuster: American Grace

• “Other able researchers were members of our “moveable feast” research seminar over the five years of this project, analyzing data and reviewing far-flung literatures in sociology, psychology, political science, history, constitutional law, philosophy, theology, and yet more.”

  Simon & Schuster: American Grace

• “And with names such as TriBeCa, SoHo, NoHo and NoLita having stuck in Manhattan, the name game appears to be catching fire in more far-flung areas.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Neighborhood Newspeak

• “They lived unusually interesting lives, recording them in a vast correspondence penned from far-flung locales.”

  The Wall Street Journal: From Scotland To the World

• “Instead of sending beer to far-flung lands, they're focusing on slaking local thirst.”

  The Huffington Post: Food Republic: 5 Craft Beers Worth Traveling For

• “Their picks for the top 10 value travel destinations in 2011 go well beyond a simple list of under-the-radar hot spots, since many of those tend to be remote and not particularly wallet-friendly - in fact, the only destinations they've included that require far-flung travels are ones where the dollar travels even further once you touch down.”

  The Huffington Post: PHOTOS: 2011's Top 10 Value Destinations

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