date back

phrase

: to have come into being (a number of years ago)
a custom that dates back 400 years

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During a June 11 meeting where the commission reluctantly agreed to put the question on the ballot after a judge ordered them to do so, Gabela was one of the most vocal opponents of the deal, the terms of which date back to 2016 and 2017. — Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 The complaints, according to Moore’s email, date back to 1992. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Modern-day passport controls date back to World War I, originally conceived of as a temporary measure to regulate mass movement of people during wartime. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026 Pillowy Japanese mochi and stretchy Turkish ice cream date back centuries. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for date back

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“Date back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20back. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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