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
Five weeks later, that dour mood feels like the distant past on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
Somewhere in the distant past House Karstark had sprouted from House Stark, and Lord Ar- nolf had been the first of Eddard Stark’s bannermen to declare for Stannis.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
