backdate
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So now the Dodgers can only backdate Ohtani’s IL stint to Tuesday, rather than Sept. 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
They may not backdate documents, pressure cognitively impaired clients, transfer funds to their own accounts or add themselves as joint owners without clear authorization.ves as a joint account owner without consent.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
This prompted a separate case to challenge how far back a claimant could backdate access to a pension scheme at the European Court of Justice - and this was successful.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
They accepted the deal in September after the company agreed to backdate the increase by an extra month.
From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2022
V. misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate†; anticipate; take no note of time, lose track of time; anachronize†.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
EagleBank backdated the client’s loan payments to make it appear as though they were on time, the settlement says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The government previously announced a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British citizens living overseas backdated to 25 March.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Resident doctors will get backdated pay to 1 April 2026, worth an average increase of 4.9% under the wider package, according to government.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
A further 160 ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation will receive a 4.4% increase backdated to January, followed by a minimum pay increase of 5% from 1 July.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
It felt like I was getting backdated karma for being a good person.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
That simple comparison made backdating far more difficult to conceal, allowing investors to see whether grant dates had been chosen on days with low share prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The Ethics Commission has accused Lee and Englander of backdating the checks to Aug. 4 — before they were interviewed by the FBI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
By early 2015, months before Wired published its article, he was locked in disputes with the Australian tax office, which accused him of backdating documents and conducting “sham transactions,” court records show.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
In 1936, he opened the Jules Maes Saloon at 5919 Airport Way S., slyly backdating its founding to 1888.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Government sources said there would be no movement on this year's pay award but ministers are considering backdating the 2023-24 rise to January.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2023
