backbite

Example Sentences

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When young adult author Courtney Summers got the rights back to her backlisted titles in 2024, she initially wasn’t sure what to do with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Lee said he and his colleagues struggled to find work and were backlisted by other auto companies that considered them militant labor activists.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021

Chain stores need fast turnover; they have little space for backlisted books.

From Time Magazine Archive