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- noun Plural form of
date . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
date .
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The term dates back to the 19th century, when architectural students at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris would work on deadline projects in their ateliers, and upon completion, rush through the streets of the Latin Quarter, their renderings placed in a hand cart, or charrette, and pull them to the school.
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Think about what might happen if you have children in different schools where the term dates don't coincide...
The Guardian World News Jessica Shepherd 2011
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The statue of the Virgin dates from the early 1500s, and is believed to have been brought to the area by the early missionaries.
San Juan de Los Lagos: The Virgin, her basilica, her pilgrims, and their exvotos 2009
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The statue of the Virgin dates from the early 1500s, and is believed to have been brought to the area by the early missionaries.
San Juan de Los Lagos: The Virgin, her basilica, her pilgrims, and their exvotos 2009
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The term dates to Winston Churchill, in the aftermath of World War II.
U.S., U.K. alliance questioned following British election 2010
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The phrase dates from the period in Japanese history between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries when the country was almost totally isolated from the rest of the world.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
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The term dates back at least to 1996, when California Conservative Rep. Frank Riggs attacked his Democratic rival Michela Alioto over her "San Francisco Values."
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The phrase dates from the period in Japanese history between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries when the country was almost totally isolated from the rest of the world.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
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The idea of a science festival is not a new one; the term dates back to 19th century England.
Making Science Sexy 2010
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The term dates back at least to 1996, when California Conservative Rep. Frank Riggs attacked his Democratic rival Michela Alioto over her "San Francisco Values."
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