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background

[bak-ground] / ˈbækˌgraʊnd /


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But it raises questions, considering the background, about how Fifa allowed it to get to this stage.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Sagan studied hotel administration at Cornell University and parlayed his hospitality background into network planning at American.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The film revels in languid establishing shots of the Santa Clara Valley, with the hilly Diablo Range in the background.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

During one particularly active stretch last weekend, one post showed Trump riding horseback beside George Washington, next to a race car, with the White House in the background.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In his conversations, he appears to be more a philosopher than someone with a medical and psychological background, quoting Hegel as much as Freud, Plato as much as Jung.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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