far back
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Archaeologists have uncovered crystals at numerous sites containing Homo remains, suggesting that early human relatives deliberately collected these unusual stones as far back as 780,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
That took him to 11 under, but a title challenge from so far back always looked too big an ask and three more birdies were mixed with two bogeys as he finished five strokes behind.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
ProPublica analyzed over two decades of Supreme Court rulings, which cover all of the years under Chief Justice John Roberts and go as far back as the online archives allow.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
“How far back do you go with British comedy?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
It sat far back from the road in a clump of pine trees and to a child might have been the house where Goldilocks met the three bears.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
