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[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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"It was chipping away, one possession at a time. It wasn't going to be one play to get us back."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The country is dialing back operations at the plants that turn crude oil into feedstock for materials such as plastics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“We’ve got to get back to scoring more goals,” Holland said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

His back shielding his metal case, he selects a gold and a silver coin.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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