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California, however, has proved to be a heaven on earth for big-league moneymakers — billionaires, in modern-day dollars — for almost as far back as there were fortunes to be made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The use of a development corporation for Oxford Street had actually been discussed in City Hall as far back as 2018 when yet another plan got scrapped.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
As far back as the dot-com boom, Musk envisioned his financial startup X.com as a one-stop shop for transactions and investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Microsoft ran it with Clippy, the bouncing paperclip that came with Office as far back as the 1990s.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Standing as far back as he could, he stretched out his neck, snatched the chicken and ran back fifty feet.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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