backgrounds
Example Sentences
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Musician and broadcaster Guvna B, who got his start in a local church, says the scheme could be crucial for musicians from underprivileged backgrounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
But the concerns of rights groups and protesters -- many drawn from middle-class backgrounds -- also seem distant and abstract.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
These fledgling coaches come from all sorts of backgrounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Many of his wartime paintings are interiors executed on black backgrounds that suggest a kind of indoor nighttime, like the otherwise colorful “Christmas Roses and Saxifrages,” a 1944 still life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
These new Indian hires had accounting backgrounds and were trained by Reuters, but they were paid standard local wages and vacation and health benefits.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
