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time travel

American  

noun

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


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The oil-market shock also pushed up jet-fuel costs and airfare for people inclined to travel abroad, which might make shorter trips to the nearest beach town more appealing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

"If a patient's name is selected and they are granted permission to travel for treatment abroad, it is almost a miracle."

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

The team tried to travel to Mexico City on Sunday, but it ran into logistical problems and had to do so on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

John Adams, aged 90, and Thomas Jefferson, 83, replied that their health was too poor for them to travel, and both coincidentally died on the Fourth.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

“For my younger brother’s sake,” Yitoo said, “I will show you the shortcut we water monsters use to travel between the worlds.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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