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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 roots of the crisis at Weil date back more than a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Plans for such a connector date back as far as the 1984 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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
Attempts to remain beneath the sea for a significant amount of time date back to antiquity.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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