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In ordinary situations, physicists ignore the time-reversed component by choosing a single arrow of time.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Around back, an arrow, painted garnet against an otherwise beige facade, points toward a red door sheltered by a small, domed awning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Taking cover behind a rock, he drew his bowstring and with a single strike landed an arrow close to its neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

But it’s not just the film itself that feels off, with its allegory’s dull arrow landing in a field thousands of acres away from the target.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Anya lowered her bow, letting her arrow go slack against the bowstring, gaping at the boy flying above the road.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack