date from

idiom

: 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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And The Met is a good place to celebrate it with its comprehensive collection of Asian art — containing more than 35,000 objects ranging in date from the 3rd millennium B.C. to the 21st century. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025 When discussing the 2026 tournament format, Worcester Public Schools athletic director David Shea asked to move the regular season cutoff date from its usual Thursday over February vacation to Wednesday. Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2025 One of them is the Stones of Stenness in the Orkneys, which date from 3100 to 2900 BC. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025 The change to the redevelopment agreement for the restaurant, which was approved without discussion as a part of the Tuesday meeting’s consent agenda, pushes the grand opening date from March 2025 to June 2025 at the latest. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for date from 

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“Date from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20from. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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