backfire
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It need only prove its accusation to an immigration judge much later, and that proof somehow backfills the evidence the officer lacked at the border.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
Hiring Effective this week, we are pausing most hiring and backfills, except for business critical roles as determined by Staff members in partnership with their HRBPs.
From The Verge • May 12, 2022
It also backfills funding for Highway 509 near Tacoma, I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass, and I-5 between Everett and Marysville.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022
Antimony, as well as arsenic, will enter the groundwater supply as Lithium Nevada backfills the mining pit with waste rock.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2021
When the suit leaks, that's what it backfills with.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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