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backward

[bak-werd] / ˈbæk wərd /




ADVERB
toward the rear
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And she did, in a concise 22-page article published in the Seattle U. Law Journal last year titled “Pedaling Backward: Examining the King County Board of Health’s Choice to Repeal Its Bicycle Helmet Law.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

Returning to England, Stephenson became a full-time artist and Reid Banks took up her pen once more, completing Jane's story with two sequels to The L-Shaped Room - The Backward Shadow and Two is Lonely.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Backward speaking is not confined to the La Plata River area.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

Edith Wharton’s 1934 autobiography, “A Backward Glance,” glances a bit more carefully at some things than others.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Backward and forward she rocks, all the time staring into the fire.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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