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[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Monday as technology stocks bounced back from Friday’s selloff.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“The market is testing Japanese authorities’ resolve, with spot back at 160 just five weeks after intervention to defend the currency around late April/early May,” the director of Asia macro strategy says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

During an early conversation with staffers and volunteers, conducted in a back house behind Raman’s Silver Lake home, she said: “We’re trying to build a city that works.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

For more than 30 years, a remarkable collection of helmets recovered from the waters off Spain was believed to date back to Roman times.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Father Julien pauses, then walks back toward the gate to give the stranger the rest of his money.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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