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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The texts date from when Lajčák was Slovakia's foreign minister in 2018.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Although Canty’s approach has been percolating for some time (the works at Hopper date from as early as 2013), this is her first show in Dallas, as well as her first gallery show outside Nacogdoches.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
The artifacts may date from between the early 20th century and the 1930s, Rose estimated.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
It must be remembered that America’s alliance commitments and vast military deployments date from the early Cold War of the 1950s, an era that bears few similarities with the present day.
—Peter Harris, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Although Canty’s approach has been percolating for some time (the works at Hopper date from as early as 2013), this is her first show in Dallas, as well as her first gallery show outside Nacogdoches.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
The artifacts may date from between the early 20th century and the 1930s, Rose estimated.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
It must be remembered that America’s alliance commitments and vast military deployments date from the early Cold War of the 1950s, an era that bears few similarities with the present day.
—Peter Harris, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Date from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20from. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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