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Discover LudwigThis phrase is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that occurred in the past, usually to refer to when something was dated. For example: "The documents were dated June 15th, 2020."
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were dated
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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In 2010, the tips were dated.
They were dated Thursday and Friday.
"They were dated when we did them".
None of these pictures were dated.
The items were dated between 1450 & 1555.
Most were dated by him from 1858 to 1864.
They were dated and signed with his name.
In addition, some Western bars were dated, which was unusual.
The photos were dated in six-month increments.
But the pictures were dated in the 1950s, even 1970.
"The shows were dated even then," she says.
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