final frontier
nounEtymology From the introductory voice-over of Star Trek: The Original Series: "Space, the final frontier..."
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Informal Synonym of outer space.
- Back to The Final Frontier2012, Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Back to The Final Frontier”, in Discover:
- Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier2013, James Fallows, “Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier”, in The Atlantic:
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- With all the troubles here on planet Earth, it’s comforting that things are at least looking up for the Final Frontier.2015, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, “Cashing in on the Final Frontier”, in USA Today:
- Space, the 'final frontier', is rapidly becoming an extra-terrestrial battleground for corporate espionage and other types of cyber attack as hackers seek to gain commercial advantage from rival networks operating in the $330-billion space economy.2015, “The final frontier for HACKERS: Experts reveal hi-tech extra-terrestrial cyberbattles to control surveillance satellites”, in The Daily Mail:
- The final frontier: Israel signs agreement with UN space group2015, “The final frontier: Israel signs agreement with UN space group"”, in The Times of Israel:
- Hedge funds head for the final frontier2016, Chris Carter, “Hedge funds head for the final frontier”, in MoneyWeek, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2016: