backdoor

Example Sentences

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“That’s why the backdoor Roth works at any income level.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“What they did was a backdoor move. They said, ‘we’ll just let everybody know we’re concerned,’ and that is enough to have stores kick you out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“If it’s really important they’ll leave a message,” said Pahouja, who also runs a Facebook group where more than 26,000 dentists swap tips for maximizing practice profits and using backdoor Roth IRAs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It was designed to prevent civil lawsuits from becoming backdoor appeals of criminal judgments.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2026

The black hen left through the backdoor, and scratched abstractedly in the yard, where woodshavings blew about like blond curls.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy