distant future

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In the distant future, who won’t still want a screen big enough for friends or family to crowd around for a funny video?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The findings also raise questions about the distant future of our own solar system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s impossible to rule out a distant future “where everything is all based off the same kind of technology,” he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

And when the production falls somewhere between RedOne productions and Plan B deep cuts, that world becomes a post-cultural, hazy pop dystopia of both the past and a far-off, distant future.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

I thought I wanted to be like Papa, at least sometime in the distant future.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns