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“He’s got a lot of arm talent. He’s got experience certainly in the postseason. We’ve got a lot of guys behind him” in the bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
UBS shares are up this year but have lagged behind their international peers, a factor that investors attribute to the debate over capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It still lags behind rival AI systems in key respects, though it has the advantage of being built directly into the device that many people already use, their iPhone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"We are behind you and that will not change," Burnham told Zelensky.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Five minutes left!” announces the game attendant from his place behind the counter.
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
None of them knew so much as how to wipe their behinds.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
