time travel
Americannoun
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Paul Monash, the producer of “Slaughterhouse-Five,” which was based on Kurt Vonnegut’s acclaimed novel about World War II and time travel, directed the screen test.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
OK, but you mentioned time travel and ancient supertech?
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
But time travel is an imperfect science, and the technician overseeing the process is delirious from a virulent new strain of flu, so Kivrin is accidentally dropped into 1348, the year of the Black Death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
This form of memory enables individuals to mentally revisit moments from their lives, often described as "mental time travel."
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
“We have to make up for lost time, travel as fast as we can. Percy’s and Annabeth’s lives might depend on it.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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