backdrop
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Love has always been central to FLO's music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
RBC said the interest-rate backdrop is the biggest risk, but they maintained their 12-month S&P 500 target at 8,150.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
In China, a key market, sales of the spirit fell amid a still challenging market backdrop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Bunge is dealing with a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty and shifting trade flows, but has managed to keep delivering to customers looking for both premium and cheaper options, Chief Executive Greg Heckman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The band of reporters reassembled at the front gate, and I watched the attractive newscasters flipping their hair and fastening microphones to their collars, using the backdrop of the Dakota for their on-air reports.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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Hilton said he did a lot of his production work outside, as there are a variety of luxurious backdrops ideal for his commentary.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
He designed sets for plays and backdrops for operas and—using an iPad—created a hawthorn-blossom pattern for a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to honor the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"One year we had a mentor who was on placement in Paris so she would join from wherever she was in Paris, so would come with all these Parisian backdrops, which was quite lovely."
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Fuelled by social media, some of the city's most famous landmarks are being used as backdrops for the lavish "American-style" proposals.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Generose pressed Play on the VCR, and the screen came to life with the blurry images of a Catholic choir from Congo, singing hymns outdoors against changing backdrops of mountains and green forests.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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“It’s the corner of the business with momentum tailwinds, backdropped by AI’s insatiable appetite for energy.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
All this will be backdropped by local beer, food and music.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
In Early August, my partner and I were awakened by a loud alarm on his phone: “Earthquake alert, earthquake alert,” the phone warned with escalating intensity, backdropped by a soundtrack of fake sirens.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2022
“I’ll get in touch with a feeling or thought — or a feeling-thought,” says the bearded Reeves, wearing a black Levi’s jacket and starkly backdropped by a near-white wall — Zoom room as Zen room.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2021
Jam looked at her reflection, backdropped by the creature, then wiped her hands over her face.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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Frank tapped L.A. painter Jessalyn Brooks to paint a colorful mural on the cinderblock wall backdropping the pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2024
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