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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

Normally, I love the arrow of a Willie Nelson lyric, which is: What’s the simplest way I can say the most complicated thing?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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

For some reason, that struck Jack as a perfectly logical thing to do, so he swung the sword up, almost in slow motion, and swept the arrow right off course so it missed him entirely.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley