goes back

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De Boisse says they are merely reviving an old French tradition of dining en masse with good local fare that goes back into the depths of medieval history.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“This all goes back to the resourcefulness that I learned when I was young,” Caballero says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

For productions that can’t get everything—and everyone—they need in New Jersey, there will be a solution, said Flynn Busson, 1888’s developer: “We’re going to have a ferry that goes back and forth to Manhattan.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It goes back to a deal StepStone made in November 2022 with the team of Charlotte, NC, money managers—a group known as CH Equity Partners—that run its “evergreen” funds for individual retail investors.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

She goes back to her plate now, not eating but pushing bits of food around, having said all she plans to say.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse