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[dayt] / deɪt /








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“That date came and went and she hasn’t said anything about how she’ll get the project on track.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"If you look back over the year to date, the market's shown remarkable resilience in spite of those pressures," said Mottram.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"Once the contracts are signed, the fuel will reach the markets -- in this case, the US markets -- within 15 to 20 days," said Novak, without setting a date for signing the contracts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“There’s a tension in the marketplace in that, even though the market is up year to date, it’s considerably cheaper versus forecasts for next year’s earnings,” Monaghan told MarketWatch on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

“We need to go on a date, too!”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Loudspeaker broadcasts, a tactic that dates back to the Korean War, have previously prompted Pyongyang to threaten artillery strikes on Seoul's speaker units.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Imagine your partner spending hours flirting with someone else, trying to hold their hand and taking them on dates.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

It dates back at least to the late 1800s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Folded within are the Jujube bits made of red dates that deliver the floral and fruit flavors the brand is known for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Even Leandra’s weekend dates with his father wouldn’t have been that bad.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Roberts posted a photo of a Roadster reservation confirmation email, dated Nov. 30, 2017.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

One of the agreements was dated August 2003, but appears not to have been created or actually signed until 2007.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

I mean, his relationship with nostalgia was really complicated because on the one hand, he has this idyllic childhood in Binghamton, New York, you know: doting parents, popular kid, dated all over the place.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Police said the tip, dated July 18, was flagged as spam and never reached the department's Real-Time Crime Center for vetting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

I wrote to Erin—the woman Shawn had dated before and after Sadie, who I hadn’t seen since I was sixteen.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The Lions enter the CIF playoffs on a 52-game winning streak dating back to the start of last season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

This result has important implications for understanding the site's chronology because it provides an additional dating reference for the ancient complex.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Federal agents seized her phone and passport and searched her residence as part of an investigation into allegations dating back to her childhood.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

At the time, she had moved from California with her former partner, Luke Benward, but the pair split in August 2025 after nearly six years of dating.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I’d rather try online dating than leave it up to this math theory.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty


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