date back

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A couple, out for a stroll, asked an AFP journalist to take a photo of them, a memento of a nice date back on their island home.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Even gold wedding bands date back to the ancient world, Gordon says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But while ties date back to the Cold War, Angola has been gradually drifting away from Russia's sphere of influence.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Reports of sperm whales using their heads to strike objects date back to open-boat whaling in the 19th century.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Our present ideas about the motion of bodies date back to Galileo and Newton.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking