distant past
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But not all horror milestones spring from the distant past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Mountain ranges contain valuable records of Earth's distant past, preserving traces of vanished oceans, shifting continents, and the geological processes that transformed the planet over millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
It is also due to deep evolutionary roots, as many animal and plant groups originated here in the distant past.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
For people of the distant past, words on the page were there to be read aloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
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