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Reports of unidentified Prionus larvae damaging blueberry roots date back to 2010, but researchers had struggled to determine which species was responsible.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Plans for such a connector date back as far as the 1984 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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
“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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