date back
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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 recent charges against Castro date back to an incident 30 years ago.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Theories about the need for a “philosopher king” or “great man” to advance society date back centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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
The first traces of the people who would become the Olmec date back to about 1800 b.c.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
