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
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
Those who cite events of the distant past, such as the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, may be deliberately missing the point.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 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
It was based on a play that had been published only the previous year and was set in recent times rather than in the safely distant past.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
