
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Given a parabola $C$ that passes through the point $(4,4)$ and its focus lies on the $x$-axis.

$(1)$ Find the standard equation of parabola $C$.
$(2)$ Let $P$ be any point on parabola $C$. Find the minimum distance between point $P$ and the line $x - y + 4 = 0$.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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