date from

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: to have been made in or to have come into being in (a certain time in the past)

This bowl dates from the sixth century.

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Quarterly crime data delivered at a press conference on Tuesday showed that crashes decreased 1% year to date from last year — promising, though, was that crash fatalities decreased by 10%. —

David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024 When the credits are processed, that person’s release date from the BOP will be reduced by 10 days and that is the Projected Release Date. —

Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024 Situated by the bobbing yachts in the old-town harbour, the restaurant merges into the surrounding ancient houses, some of which date from the 14th century. —

James Rampton, theweek, 29 Aug. 2024 Judge Noreika previously pushed back Hunter Biden's Delaware sentencing date from Nov. 13 to Dec. 4, to allow Hunter Biden more time for his attorneys to gather materials for his sentencing memorandum. —

Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for date from