backward
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Squat — or hinge — backward, moving your arms forward as you lower your hips into an imaginary chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Making a useful product requires thinking about problems “out there” first, starting from that point and working backward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
This, it was concluded, was most likely caused by the repetitive backward and forward movement of an unsupported infant's head pivoting on the neck.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead of beginning with today's technology, the workshop summary starts by imagining what a habitable Mars might eventually look like and then works backward to identify the steps needed to get there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
I stumbled backward, retreating behind the cover of a bookcase.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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