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Meanings of stretch back in English

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Usage of stretch back in English
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The charges stretch back almost 10 years, Longford Circuit Criminal Court heard.
The Irish Times
2
But the protected zone did not, of course, stretch back infinitely far.
Seveneves
3
Detailed statistics published by Mexican authorities on security stretch back to 1997.
Reuters
4
Entire families may have a tradition of volunteerism which stretch back generations.
The Guardian
5
Reliable ocean heat measurements stretch back to the middle of the 20th century.
The Guardian
6
But lawsuits documenting officers' distrust of cameras stretch back to 1977.
The Guardian
7
Ladenburg is hardly a household name, but its roots stretch back to 1876.
Reuters
8
The roots of their sound stretch back centuries and across continents.
The Irish Times
9
There are hundreds of these, and their dates stretch back through many centuries.
A Tramp Abroad
10
Sure enough, they seemed to stretch back too far, and they were immense.
The Harvest of Years
11
The RD-180's roots stretch back to the Second World War.
Wired
12
Postbank's roots stretch back to 1881 when it began as a postal saving bank.
Reuters
13
Business is not new to us; our economies stretch back tens of thousands of years.
The Guardian
14
The deal helps Russia to deepen economic ties that stretch back to the Soviet era.
Reuters
15
Coelacanths have roots that stretch back 390 million years.
BBC
16
It also deepens Russian and Indian economic ties that stretch back to the Soviet era.
Reuters
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common