date back
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Two separate press-shy families have controlled the domaine through a partnership since 1942, although some of its vineyards date back to the 1200s, or even earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Some date back as far as the 1970s, though many have sprung up over the past two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Fossils of stromatolites date back at least 3.5 billion years.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The technology allows for much swifter identification than previous surveys, which date back to the 1970s and are incomplete.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The first traces of the people who would become the Olmec date back to about 1800 b.c.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
