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Tarling’s brother, Josh, started the Vuelta, finishing third in the opening stage, two slots behind Pogacar, before dropping out a few days later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
From the audience, Carlos’ mother, Monica Gonzalez, watched as a judge sentenced driver Jacob Bustillos to three years of probation in addition to the brief term he’d just completed behind bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Rebuilding the arsenal requires rebuilding the system behind it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the BBC that PC Andrew Harper's killers will remain behind bars as he announced changes to the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
A girl stands on a chair behind them, filming the crazy with her phone.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"It is the first moment that separates our heads from our behinds."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024
Research published Thursday in the journal Science suggests they feed their hatchlings a milk-like substance too, but from their behinds.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Owen took Green out of the Buick, cuffed his hands behinds his back and then seated him in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser, according to police records.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
And sure, the students might not read it—but it’s a crucial way for faculty to cover their own behinds at grading time, or at least point to when they start to get letters.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2022
We slid down on our behinds, little avalanches of sand pouring around our feet and down our pants.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
