date back
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The preserved tissues date back more than 450 million years, making them far older than the earliest dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Measures have been put in place to protect an oak tree in Lincolnshire thought to date back to the time of Sir Isaac Newton, who lived nearby.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many of Iran’s jets date back decades to the time of the Shah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In France, some 92,000 hectares has burned over the same time, the largest on records that date back two decades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 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
