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backside

[bak-sahyd] / ˈbækˌsaɪd /


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These days, that backside has turned Brunson into the most valuable asset in the entire NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

One of the drivers, Adrian, described it as a "good day to be a taxi driver", while another, Paul, said it was a "pain in the backside".

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

A backside spin, shorted to 'back' in the trick name, are set from the toe edge of the board and see the rider's chest facing downhill initially.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

These days, I notice fuchsia bursts of bougainvillea instead of my mushy backside.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

Another informant, a lawyer for the East German Ministry of Posts and Communications, secretly copied information about Soviet cables to paper cards, which he then taped to his backside, underneath his pants.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Perhaps part of the reason for the silence is that people aren’t getting the information out of Iran that they need to get them off their backsides and into the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

“We are working our backsides off, we feel unfulfilled, and we think, ‘For what?’”

From MarketWatch Jan. 10, 2026

It doesn't matter that this is at Old Trafford, because we will still kick their backsides there anyway!

From BBC Mar. 14, 2024

To its embarrassment, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees realized that its “nudity” bans had extended to several elementary school library books depicting cartoon backsides.

From Salon Dec. 30, 2023

He bought a package of typing paper and wrote straight through the stack, then he turned it over and wrote on the backsides of the pages.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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