date back
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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
Some of the specimens may date back to the arrival of the first Europeans and the establishment of the city during the 1840s.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
In France, some 92,000 hectares have burned over the same period -- the largest area ever documented in 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
