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back

[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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A player who is rewriting the NFL record book is more likely to come back and torch the Giants than to have two poor performances in a row.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

The release is part of a wider effort led by the National Trust, River Wey Trust and South East Rivers Trust to reintroduce the locally extinct species back to the River Wey.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

"The current state of the case is a mess. If I had a younger, healthier client, I would invite you to put back the trial by six months... but I don't," said Duterte's lawyer.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Higher yields recently pushed the 30-year fixed mortgage rate back above 7%.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

The iron throws him flat on his back, but as his men come running through the gunpowder smoke, he sits up.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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