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backdate

[bak-deyt] / ˈbækˌdeɪt /


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They may not backdate documents, pressure cognitively impaired clients, transfer funds to their own accounts or add themselves as joint owners without clear authorization.ves as a joint account owner without consent.

From MarketWatch Mar. 3, 2026

The commission has also accused Lee of helping Englander backdate checks to repay the businessman who comped the hotel rooms.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

They accepted the deal in September after the company agreed to backdate the increase by an extra month.

From Reuters Dec. 23, 2022

The government already said three weeks ago that it aimed to backdate the measure to February.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2022

V. misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate†; anticipate; take no note of time, lose track of time; anachronize†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

The Dodgers backdated the IL move to Monday, so Smith will be eligible to return June 19, when the Dodgers open a three-game home series against the Orioles.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The sentences will be served consecutively and backdated to include the timeline from when McGovern was taken into custody in Dubai.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

But the council has discretion to consider reductions in cases of "genuine hardship" and the cabinet recently considered the impact of backdated premium rate bills on some owners.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2026

Families will soon see the benefits of backdated income-tax cuts, while businesses enjoy the benefits of slashed regulation.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

It felt like I was getting backdated karma for being a good person.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Hemsley joined UnitedHealth in 1997 and became CEO in 2006 after his predecessor was ousted amid a stock-options backdating scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

By early 2015, months before Wired published its article, he was locked in disputes with the Australian tax office, which accused him of backdating documents and conducting “sham transactions,” court records show.

From New York Times May 21, 2024

In 1936, he opened the Jules Maes Saloon at 5919 Airport Way S., slyly backdating its founding to 1888.

From Seattle Times Sep. 7, 2023

Karatz, the former CEO of KB Home, was convicted in 2010 of lying about stock-option backdating and later sentenced to house arrest at his Bel-Air mansion.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2023

Government sources said there would be no movement on this year's pay award but ministers are considering backdating the 2023-24 rise to January.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2023




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