backup
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I should know: I struggle to remember the names of most people I meet, but can still recall who the backup catcher was for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Notes: Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes missed his third straight game with left foot soreness, but he has been making progress.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, “if retirement falls short, the backup plan is often working longer — and that is not always realistic given the rapidly evolving workforce landscape.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The phenomenon is "something that we have not witnessed often," the mission's backup astronaut Jenni Gibbons told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The other three men did not, but she was selected as the second backup and, like Irina, commissioned as a Soviet cosmonaut.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing backup
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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