distant past
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This combination suggests that the microorganisms are not simply biological remains from the distant past.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
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
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
These photographs were the true antiques of the family, which seemed to feel that a photograph should commemorate only the most distant past.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
