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Some of the incidents without public outcomes date back to late 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The oldest of these supposedly date back to 500 B.C. and feature plazas, artificial ponds and miles of roads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The first calls to close Rikers date back to the 1960s, driven by dangers for both inmates and correction officers -- three of whom were injured by an inmate in early September.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The fossils of the Northern Territory, the oldest of which date back to 1.75 billion years ago, are the oldest currently known eukaryote fossils globally.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Says here,” Lara continues, squinting at her phone, “that boogeypeople date back seven hundred years to the war with the Night Brothers.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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