distant past
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After they left the water in the distant past, osteoderms may have helped animals adapt to terrestrial life.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
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
U.S. company stocks are no longer owned by a small number of stockholders, as in the distant past.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026
Again she had the unpleasant understanding that this place must have been built by Fabrikator craft in some distant past.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
