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Meanings of light years in English

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Usage of light years in English
1
For heaven's sake mankind, it's only four light years away you know.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
2
Michael Bond has carried them light years away from those uncertain days.
The Irish Times
3
Right now, as the stories tell us, we are light years away.
The Guardian
4
There is another Ship of the Law about two light years distant.
Anvil of stars
5
Its effects are only visible when accumulated over billions of light years.
The Guardian
6
Syrinx was automatically aware of its spatial location eleven light years away.
The Neutronium Alchemist
7
The rocky planet, Wolf 1061c, is a mere fourteen light years away.
Radio NZ
8
You could never catch up with me in a hundred light years!
Treachery in Outer Space
9
According to current thinking it is about 93 billion light years in diameter.
BBC
10
These can be seen in quite distant galaxies, billions of light years away.
BBC
11
Doubling it, of course, gives the diameter: 93 billion light years.
BBC
12
Organic, living, intuitive technology light years ahead of anything on Earth.
Pack animals
13
It would have been a journey of more than twenty billion light years.
Taking care of gods
14
The alien system is just 90 light years away in the constellation Puppis.
Wired
15
On Sunday, at least, they were light years behind the Australians.
The Guardian
16
The cool red dwarf is only 600 light years from Earth.
Wired
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Light years through the time
Light years across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common