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backs up

VERB
move backward
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It backs up studies which report improved brain blood flow and cognitive function after people drink citrus juices.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Leigh Jones, 55, whose home backs up to the campus, said she would like to see the complex renovated, not least for the boost to the tax base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” in its way, backs up that finding.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

Without blending or upgrading, this oil backs up in the field.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

And I’m a Hailsham student—which is enough by itself sometimes to get people’s backs up.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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