date from
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: to have been made in or to have come into being in (a certain time in the past)
This bowl dates from the sixth century.
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For some reason a Republican governor and Legislature in 1943 shifted to that date from July 1.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
An employee later told me the cars date from the 1950s to the ’90s.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
The average opening date from 2004 to 2023 was May 31.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Nearly 6,000 people in California died in 2021 alone from opioid overdoses, according to the most recent date from the California Department of Public Health.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
An employee later told me the cars date from the 1950s to the ’90s.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
The average opening date from 2004 to 2023 was May 31.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Nearly 6,000 people in California died in 2021 alone from opioid overdoses, according to the most recent date from the California Department of Public Health.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
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“Date from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20from. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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