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behind

[bih-hahynd] / bɪˈhaɪnd /






PREPOSITION
in support
Synonyms


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A senior administration official said there were laughs and some knowing eye rolls about the presentation behind the scenes, knowing how obsessed Trump was with the Nobel Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Honda was classed as the worst engine, as expected, but a source close to the FIA said they had been categorised in the bracket of 8-10% behind the most powerful.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There’s a rationale behind the new number: profit growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada Molina announced that the World Cup will leave behind more than 2,000 completed construction projects in the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I can see it now: she’s wearing a flower-print dress, running through a field of wheat, her shiny strawberry-blond hair flowing behind her.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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