date back
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Video game adaptations of films date back as far as the late 1970s.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Theories about the need for a “philosopher king” or “great man” to advance society date back centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The “long-standing agreements and planning assumptions ... date back more than a decade,” NV Energy said in a May 14 statement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The findings, published in Biology Letters, challenge ideas that date back to Charles Darwin.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
“Did you know fossils of the clawed lobster date back to the Cretaceous?” he asked.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
