distant past
Example Sentences
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Yet “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” doesn’t strictly limit its focus to the distant past.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle has also suggested he would be interested, but once again this would be a dip into the distant past.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
These timelines support earlier research and highlight how diverse treponemal pathogens were in the distant past.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
U.S. company stocks are no longer owned by a small number of stockholders, as in the distant past.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026
By now the reader will not be surprised to learn that an apparently arcane debate about the distant past could become vehemently personal.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
