backdrop
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It is a very different world economy, and this shapes the backdrop to this feast of football.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Against that backdrop, news of the leadership shift seemed to overshadow upbeat earnings results for the company.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Against an increasingly strained geopolitical and economic backdrop, all major indexes ended lower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
It comes against the backdrop of tensions involving Iran, the US and Israel, which have disrupted shipping routes and increased military activity in and around the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
And with that, he vanished completely, leaving behind him nothing but his murky backdrop.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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