backwards
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"Survivors told me that the boat started to sink backwards as soon as they got in it," Alexandre Coissac, IOM chief of mission in Djibouti, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
She tripped backwards over a wooden platform, and I was surprised that she was able to get up, but the biggest surprise was how it affected her emotionally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
I tend to go backwards because I’m kind of a time-traveler type girl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Predecessor Julian Nagelsmann bent over backwards to hide some of the flaws he detected in his squad and thus created highly complex tactical systems.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He walked backwards to the front of the auto, watching her, and then made her get out.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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