date back
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Plans for such a connector date back as far as the 1984 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Kyiv's hulking CHPs date back to the 1970s and 1980s during Soviet times, and the stock of replacement parts to patch up damage is running low.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 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
But it said because some of these figures date back nearly a decade it was not possible to be absolutely certain or conclude over-diagnosis was currently occurring at scale.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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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