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backdate

[bak-dayt] / ˈbækˌdeɪt /


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In addition to the documents which Deloitte helped to backdate, Abramovich's advisers at MeritServus falsified a third set of records.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Teams can backdate IL moves up to three days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

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

From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 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

And they backdated the change by three years to make it look like the asset transfer had happened in 2003.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Ministers are seeking to put a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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

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

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

But Lord Carlile of Berriew, a crossbench - or non-party - peer who proposed the amendment, said backdating the powers would set a "dangerous precedent" and ministers had not produced evidence it was needed.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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


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