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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
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
The last substantial changes to the plan date back to 1995 for much of the watershed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The roots of the crisis at Weil date back more than a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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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