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
Many of Iran’s jets date back decades to the time of the Shah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Objections to such "frivolous" candidates date back even further - to 1918, when a £150 deposit was introduced for candidates.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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
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
