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

Thanks to modern imaging techniques, objects that once seemed ordinary can still reveal hidden stories from Earth's distant past.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 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 a plaything, made in the distant past for the use of infant woodlanders.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques