a device for stamping dates and frequently the place of origin or receipt, as on postal matter.
the information stamped by this device.
an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
an inked impression made by this
First recorded in 1855–60
First recorded in 1925–30
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And more than 260 people have been charged under the law since November 2020 - a date stamp tied to King Maha Vajiralongkorn beginning his reign.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
“Everybody’s got a use-by or sell-by date stamp somewhere,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
For this to happen, TikTok would need to add a time and date stamp, in addition to a license preference feature.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2021
Baby formula’s the only food legally required to have a date stamp, she says, and the rest are not set in stone.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2018
There was one date stamp: September 12, 1917.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
The video does not have a date-stamp or time-stamp.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
She received the "Stewart" inquiry on Sept. 21, a day after she filed the lawsuit, according to the date-stamp shown in later court filings.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023
The opening date-stamp is far from the most quotable line of a movie overflowing with them.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2015
The date-stamp likewise showed that it must have been posted in London.
From David Elginbrod by MacDonald, George
And they got hold of some young man at the post-office who knew how to fix a date-stamp with a past date.
From John Caldigate by Trollope, Anthony
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