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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
The groups date back half a century, to the days of the Little Devils, whose mostly white members had matching tattoos and engaged in aggressive policing of mostly Latino communities in East Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Deep-strike attacks date back to World War II, when both sides relied on manned bombers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Some of the incidents without public outcomes date back to late 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
They date back to 1919, the first year he started working for the American Electric Broom Company.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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