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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the dates" is correct and can be used in written English.
It can refer to a range of dates in the past or future. For example, "We always have the same schedule for the holidays; the dates never change."
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the dates
noun
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
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The dates matched.
"And you picked the dates".
But the dates don't tally.
(The dates were later changed).
I can't reconcile the dates".
But notice the dates.
One gave the dates.
By themselves, the dates prove nothing.
"Look at the dates," Brynjolfsson said.
If possible, the dates should be Medjool.
"Stop being stubborn and move the dates".
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