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The most influential research was from Jagadeesh and Titman, two finance professors at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, in1993, but earlier papers date back at least to the 1960s.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Prosecutors alleged in the court documents that the violations appeared to date back to the beginning of the company’s contract with the Marine Corps Police Department at Camp Pendleton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
San Marino, a tiny republic surrounded on all sides by Italy, still uses governing documents that date back to the 1600s.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
The documents date back to 1997 when the MoD was looking to sell the site following four decades of presence by the United States Air Force.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Says here,” Lara continues, squinting at her phone, “that boogeypeople date back seven hundred years to the war with the Night Brothers.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
