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They had a lot of heirloom apples, which are often farmed in smaller batches and date back centuries, and can be hard and dense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Reports of unidentified Prionus larvae damaging blueberry roots date back to 2010, but researchers had struggled to determine which species was responsible.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The last substantial changes to the plan date back to 1995 for much of the watershed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Campbell received permission from the procedure committee -- which considers protocol in the Lords, whose origins date back to the 11th century -- to use the technology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Still, from what we can tell, everyone, rich or poor, liked to flavor their food with spices—a taste that may well date back to Roman times.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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