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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.

Recent Examples on the Web Nier Replicant is a postapocalyptic work of science fiction that casts players as a boy on a journey to save his sister from a mysterious illness that causes mysterious writing to appear on her body. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, "24 Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2021," 15 Jan. 2021 Prediction might not be the intent of science fiction, but humanity seems to suffer a desperate, ever-darkening desire to see as much of it as possible come true. — Jason Kehe, Wired, "2021 and the Conspiracies of Johnny Mnemonic," 11 Jan. 2021 Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, "Gala uproar, deputy dragged, anti-mask doctor: News from around our 50 states," 8 Dec. 2020 During November, book club readers explored the legacy and prolific storytelling of science fiction legend Octavia E. Butler. — Donna Wares, Los Angeles Times, "Book Club: Writings on a hidden America," 5 Dec. 2020 Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction. — Keith Ridler, Star Tribune, "Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care," 5 Dec. 2020 Plenty of science fiction has, over the years, war-gamed the bleak implications of these precarious situations. — Clive Thompson, The New Republic, "Monetizing the Final Frontier," 3 Dec. 2020 Driverless cars are moving out of science fiction and onto U.S. roads. — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, "Driverless Cars Are Coming, But Not Yet to Take Over," 2 Dec. 2020 Long the dream of science fiction, railguns use electricity to generate very strong electromagnetic fields between two rails. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Navy Is Firing a Mysterious Weapon Today. It Sure Sounds Like a Railgun.," 1 Dec. 2020

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