date back
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Two separate press-shy families have controlled the domaine through a partnership since 1942, although some of its vineyards date back to the 1200s, or even earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Video game adaptations of films date back as far as the late 1970s.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Fossils of the giant reptile were found mainly in northern Texas and date back about 80 million years.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
The “long-standing agreements and planning assumptions ... date back more than a decade,” NV Energy said in a May 14 statement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Attempts to remain beneath the sea for a significant amount of time date back to antiquity.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
