date back
idiom
: to have come into being (a number of years ago)
a custom that dates back 400 years
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The beginnings of the visits date back to 2007, when Sisters Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch started organizing weekly prayer vigils outside the building.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The findings date back to the late Iron Age—a pivotal time in the region’s history.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Its roots date back more than 50 years, when the Shah of Iran asked the brand to whip up a jeep-like truck for his army—but the current product still resembles the original so closely, you’d be forgiven for thinking Mercedes simply forgot about it years ago.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The apartments date back to the Georgian era.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The findings date back to the late Iron Age—a pivotal time in the region’s history.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Its roots date back more than 50 years, when the Shah of Iran asked the brand to whip up a jeep-like truck for his army—but the current product still resembles the original so closely, you’d be forgiven for thinking Mercedes simply forgot about it years ago.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The apartments date back to the Georgian era.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Date back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20back. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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