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behind-the-scenes

[bih-hahynd thuh seenz] / bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsinz /




behind the scenes


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She then went on to detail the herculean, behind-the-scenes effort it took to make the Dashwood sisters so effortlessly stunning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fans of the subgenre, known and loved for its depiction of journalism’s slow yet effective behind-the-scenes processes, might see this as a fatal flaw.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since then there has been frenetic activity behind-the-scenes, mainly at Hillsborough Castle, to try to break the deadlock.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

On Monday, Andrew Bailey announced his departure as the bureau’s No. 2 official following behind-the-scenes tension with Patel.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mom became even more concerned about my values when my editor offered me a job writing a weekly column about what he called the behind-the-scenes doings of the movers and shakers.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Yet there is calm and a focus behind the scenes with the appointment of James McCarron as sporting director and Martin viewed as giving the club a strong leadership.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But it would describe specific work that Navatek was already planning to do behind the scenes, making it the only logical choice for the eventual government contract.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Tau Robotics’ humanoids vacuumed my floors and wiped my counters — with some help from humans behind the scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

At Telluride, Fielder, who had initially planned to stay behind the scenes, admitted he was still perplexed by the couple’s openness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

While there was still a class divide in the black community, the cooperation among all levels reached an all-time high, but much of the interaction fermented behind the scenes where whites couldn’t see it.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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