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backward and forward



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Language, which evolved within the past 200,000 years, endowed our species with the ability to plan for the future and reflect on the past, thus extending our selves backward and forward in time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Event organizers moved a shuttle bus backward and forward in front of the protesters to attempt to block the sound of their loudspeaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2024

In the Scientific Reports study, the scientists designed various tasks to assess the participants’ ability to produce words backward and forward.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

"Kinross is also really bad for taxis, so we're providing another service that get people backward and forward - it's provided a social element to a small village."

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

Kingsley was striding backward and forward, glancing up at the sky every time he turned.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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