date back
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Waymo’s roots date back to 2009, when it was founded as Google’s self-driving car project.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 12, 2026
Messi has pushed that defeat date back for a long, long time now.
From BBC β Aug. 31, 2026
Many of Iran’s jets date back decades to the time of the Shah.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 16, 2026
Some of the specimens may date back to the arrival of the first Europeans and the establishment of the city during the 1840s.
From Science Daily β Aug. 4, 2026
The Polynesians living on Easter Island, in the Pacific Ocean, had a unique script of which the earliest preserved examples date back only to about A.D.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
