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backward

adjective as in toward the rear

adjective as in late; slow; behind in progress

adverb as in toward the rear

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In his confirmation hearing in January, Patel said he had no interest in going backward and wouldn’t punish agents just because they participated in politically charged investigations.

He told Nandy that a week after the second reading of the 'Hillsborough Law', which would impose a duty of candour on public officials, the appearance of Mr MacKenzie was considered a "backward step".

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The Victorian Society previously said the "environmentally backward" plan should be rejected by the City of London planning committee.

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But what if this framing gets the dynamic backward?

They put big iron wedges behind it so it won’t roll backward into the river.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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