date back
idiom
: to have come into being (a number of years ago)
a custom that dates back 400 years
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According to the University of Birmingham, the tracks date back to around 166 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic Period.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Most are from the wars in the 1990s, but some date back even to World War One.
—Stevo Vasiljevic, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Traditional alt proteins date back to at least 965 CE in China, when a poor government official substituted cheap tofu made from soybeans for costly mutton.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The new selections date back nearly 130 years and include a diverse group of films, filmmakers and Hollywood landmarks.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Most are from the wars in the 1990s, but some date back even to World War One.
—Stevo Vasiljevic, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Traditional alt proteins date back to at least 965 CE in China, when a poor government official substituted cheap tofu made from soybeans for costly mutton.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The new selections date back nearly 130 years and include a diverse group of films, filmmakers and Hollywood landmarks.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Date back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20back. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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