backdate
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Teams can backdate IL moves a maximum of three days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The state, meanwhile, wants to backdate residence to Jan. 1.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
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 Peter Mark Roget
Payments can only be backdated for three months, meaning some families could be missing out on hundreds of pounds in the fog of new parenthood.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
EagleBank backdated the client’s loan payments to make it appear as though they were on time, the settlement says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
They have agreed a two year pay deal that includes a 5% increase in basic pay, shift allowances backdated to 1 January, and a one-off bank holiday.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
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
The Ethics Commission has accused Lee and Englander of backdating the checks to Aug. 4 — before they were interviewed by the FBI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
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
One option being explored by Health Secretary Steve Barclay is backdating the 2023-24 rise to January.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2023
