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With his trusty bow and arrow, he hunts game and safeguards his twin sister Asa – who, for unexplained reasons, resides behind bars in a dark cell.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Some historians believe the arrow was added later, during restoration in the nineteenth century.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Like that arrow on a dashboard, a line of paint on the road wasn’t always there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Measuring them randomly changes their state, naturally creating an arrow of time.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Another arrow struck the hat as it sailed and pinned it into the dirt.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
No need to untangle the complex hypocrisy here — it’s all laid out in arrows and diagrams.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Interpreted this way, the Einstein–Rosen bridge acts as a mirror in spacetime: a connection between two microscopic arrows of time.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Observations show the people use narrow outrigger canoes, live in large communal huts, carry spears, bows and arrows, and wear fibre waistbelts, as well as necklaces and headbands.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Living in nomadic groups, the men use handmade bows and arrows to hunt Cape buffalo, baboons and the rodent-like hyrax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Then the arrows began to unravel the dogs' boots.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
