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time travel

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noun

  1. hypothetical transport through time into the past or the future.


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They sit at the heart of how we interpret modern physics and quietly shape everything from how we understand general relativity to how we imagine time travel, multiverses and our origins.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Like most time travel fiction, “Outlander” amplifies the importance of understanding history and the inevitable impact one age has on another.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Which historic artist would you time travel to meet if you could?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

OK, but you mentioned time travel and ancient supertech?

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

So the question is: if the universe starts out without the kind of curvature required for time travel, can we subsequently warp local regions of space-time sufficiently to allow it?

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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