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[deyt] / deɪt /








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"We found the earliest signal detected on brain scans to date, which could be useful for tracking the disease before symptoms emerge and may help with earlier detection," he says.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Approved vaccines are only effective against the Zaire strain, which is responsible for the largest-known Ebola outbreak to date.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Chevron said its existing ventures to date have grown production by 15% this year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

However, since entering the Treasury, Healey is yet to attach a date to this spending target, and has faced pressure to do so in recent days.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

And right away, Wes starts to ramble about how it’s not a good idea to date someone from the same club.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

A common destination is a Facebook page that catalogs local mug shots with names, ages, arrest dates and charges.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

He praised Damascus's "courageous decision" to report the undisclosed site, which dates back to the rule of al-Assad.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Bureau staffers caught problems mid-transfer, from inaccurate due dates to botched repayment schedules, and directed the companies to fix them.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

Dementia had muddled the dates in his mind.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Each of these Cogs is laser marked with initials and dates spanning hundreds of years.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Now. 600,000 of these coins, dated 2023, and 6.5 million dated 2026 have been released to banks and post offices nationwide.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

A second draft of the letter, dated March 4, contained altered language providing that the voter information would be “transferred” to HSI, with one exception: Voters’ party affiliation would be redacted, if possible, it said.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

The OCC added—in a letter dated Aug. 4—that the application didn’t show that the Amsterdam-based company could make a profit in the competitive U.S. market.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Prosecutors say Ixcoy “ran a DMV registration inquiry” last July on a car belonging to a man who dated his ex-girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

There is no direct evidence regarding de’ Barbari’s date of birth, but he was described as old and ill in 1512; his earliest securely dated work is 1500.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In the police video cited by the Post, Laura Overdeck says she has “hotel receipts” when a cop suggests her husband and the woman who appeared at their home hadn’t been dating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The Belgium forward has been a longstanding target of Newcastle's - dating back to former head coach Eddie Howe's time in charge - and fits the age range the club have been targeting.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

I opened the dating app when I landed at O’Hare and swiped on a tall bald guy from Dallas, who was in Chicago for the weekend with his college buddies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

I will likely not encounter my very own Kris Williams or Billy Presley on a dating app.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

“At his place. His best friends just surprised us—flew in from Georgia. They’re apparently dating too.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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