date back
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Some date back as far as the 1970s, though many have sprung up over the past two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Video game adaptations of films date back as far as the late 1970s.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Theories about the need for a “philosopher king” or “great man” to advance society date back centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The findings, published in Biology Letters, challenge ideas that date back to Charles Darwin.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
The first traces of the people who would become the Olmec date back to about 1800 b.c.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
