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"These early quasars date back to the Universe's infancy," says Daming Yang of Leiden University in the Netherlands, lead author of the Euclid discovery paper.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
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
Prosecutors previously told the court they could be ready for trial by October 2027 but were willing to move that date back to January 2028 to avoid the holiday period.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Plans for such a connector date back as far as the 1984 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Modern drug forfeiture laws date back to 1970, when Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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