We used a continuously rotating torsion balance instrument to measure the acceleration difference of beryllium and titanium test bodies towards sources at a variety of distances. Our result $\Delta a_{\mathrm{N},\mathrm{Be}\mathrm{\text{−}}\mathrm{Ti}}=(0.6\pm 3.1)\times {10}^{-15}\mathrm{m}/{\mathrm{s}}^2$ improves limits on equivalence-principle violations with ranges from 1 m to $\infty$ by an order of magnitude. The Eötvös parameter is ${\eta }_{\mathrm{Earth},\mathrm{Be}\mathrm{\text{−}}\mathrm{Ti}}=(0.3\pm 1.8)\times {10}^{-13}$. By analyzing our data for accelerations towards the center of the Milky Way we find equal attractions of Be and Ti towards galactic dark matter, yielding ${\eta }_{\mathrm{DM},\mathrm{Be}\mathrm{\text{−}}\mathrm{Ti}}=(-4\pm 7)\times {10}^{-5}$. Space-fixed differential accelerations in any direction are limited to less than $8.8\times {10}^{-15}\mathrm{m}/{\mathrm{s}}^2$ with 95% confidence.

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