dated

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Previously, the first known dice dated back to the Bronze Age about 5,500 years ago, in such places as Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley of Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

A Preston Council spokesperson said egg rolling in Preston dated back "more than 150 years and is a well-established tradition, regularly attracting 30,000 visitors each year".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Tesler also was familiar with Apple, having dated a woman who worked for the company.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Southwest had a fuel-hedging program that dated back to the 1990s and it provided substantial benefits during periods like 2008, when oil prices spiked.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

They read about the many women he’d dated, going back to his college years, wondering if any of them might actually have been Soviet agents.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin