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background

[bak-ground] / ˈbækˌgraʊnd /


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Despite the outreach, members of the business community remain wary of Mamdani, saying they are disappointed he hasn’t appointed more people with private-sector backgrounds to his new administration.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is operating in the background, reshaping incentives and stabilizing weak points without advertising itself as such.

From Barron's

Set by Joseph Anthony Gaito with five low, raw-wood tables, the work presents moves on and around these objects, sometimes placed on their ends to provide the dancers with individual backgrounds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Informed by his law background, Rhodes places a particular emphasis on the part of the oath that states they will defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

From Salon

Expansive vocal backgrounds were blended with a pronounced bass, synthesizers, chattering horns and pounding drums.

From The Wall Street Journal