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[bak-dawr] / ˈbækˈdɔr /






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Then there is a less obvious difference that could matter to anyone using the backdoor Roth IRA strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

That has pushed some Chinese companies to seek the chips through backdoor routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

But Sir Brian Leveson, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, who provides independent oversight of the use of surveillance powers, has previously criticised media use of the term "backdoor", external.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

SINGAPORE—China said Wednesday that it has found “security backdoor vulnerabilities” in Anthropic’s popular Claude Code, stepping up tensions in the race with the U.S. for artificial-intelligence supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The black hen left through the backdoor, and scratched abstractedly in the yard, where woodshavings blew about like blond curls.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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