date back
idiom
: to have come into being (a number of years ago)
a custom that dates back 400 years
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So, try the spread at Trinquet, a cozy restaurant in the Old Town, the historic center where some facades date back to the medieval period.
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Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Discussions about improved access to the beach date back 15 years, when concerns were brought up during one of the bigger surf contests, the Nike Lowers Pro, between the nonprofit and the event organizers.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Klay Kubiak, San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Another Shanahan disciple, Kubiak’s family ties date back to 1994, when Klint’s father, former longtime coach Gary Kubiak, was the quarterbacks coach in San Francisco, where Mike Shanahan was the offensive coordinator.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The Powell trial could serve as a literal test case to see how a jury reacts to testimony about allegations that date back some 50 years and arguments about what level of scrutiny Riverside should have given Lorch and the basketball program.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Discussions about improved access to the beach date back 15 years, when concerns were brought up during one of the bigger surf contests, the Nike Lowers Pro, between the nonprofit and the event organizers.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Klay Kubiak, San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Another Shanahan disciple, Kubiak’s family ties date back to 1994, when Klint’s father, former longtime coach Gary Kubiak, was the quarterbacks coach in San Francisco, where Mike Shanahan was the offensive coordinator.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The Powell trial could serve as a literal test case to see how a jury reacts to testimony about allegations that date back some 50 years and arguments about what level of scrutiny Riverside should have given Lorch and the basketball program.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Date back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20back. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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