distant past

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The concept is one of the least futuristic that Apple has implemented in an app in some time, and in fact calls back to the distant past of the pre-Twitter, pre–Instagram Reels sports web.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

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

Too often discounted as the domain of schoolchildren, Colonial Williamsburg can actually be a fascinating study in how to bring the distant past to life, one committed performance at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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