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backside

[bak-sahyd] / ˈbækˌsaɪd /


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Among the newly popular offerings: a slouchier, lower-rise version of its flagship jean sold as 501 ’90s, and its wedgie bootcut fit, which was designed to flatter the backside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Walking into the training ground in a dark mood and with your head around your backside just does not work, irrespective of what you are feeling inside.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Now, when you look at the footage, there is that petulant kick by Bruno Fernandes into the backside of Foden.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

And have the most important play happen while some latecomer blocks your view with his backside while trying to find his seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The hideous stench wafting up from Susie’s backside would surely be a deal-breaker.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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

A stirring which became an explosion as James Slipper, Jake Gordon and Tom Wright hit the Lions with three tries in mere minutes and put them on their backsides.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

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

How would we get money, sitting on our backsides in a shed?

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple


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