on the back of
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Manufacturing orders dropped—the first decline since January—reversing some of the gains in March that came on the back of stock building after the outbreak of the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The chip maker’s initial gains early this week on the back of the unveiling of its RTX Spark processor for the consumer PC market have faded.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
OpenAI’s explosive growth has come on the back of a “web of deceit and the exploitation of users,” alleges Florida’s attorney general in a new lawsuit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
This is on the back of AI chip maker Cerebras’s May IPO, with the stock almost doubling on opening day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
One had a tattoo of a knife on the back of his wrist.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
