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"Extreme precision is required to pick the muons out of the overwhelming background."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

Although he had a background in competitive basketball, soccer and football, Best had never boxed before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Giving some background ahead of the song “Lubbock or Leave It,” Maines talked about how she loved her hometown in West Texas until she left it.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

The notion of an emotional return to Spurs at some point has often provided background noise, but now looks increasingly unlikely.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The cover appeared very, very serious—big white letters against a black background with a single red sun smack in the middle.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Next year’s massive reconfiguration of power, however, brings with it a number of elected officials with creative backgrounds, some of whom even incorporated music, dance and art into their campaigns and promises to constituents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

The 41-year-old has bought and donated the flat as part of a new theatre initiative Writers' Block, which aims to address the cost of London accommodation for playwrights from underprivileged backgrounds.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Most of the victims were from foreign backgrounds.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

While both are critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank, they have sought to reassure Jewish Israelis of their commitment to Israelis of all backgrounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Colored people of all backgrounds lived in Newsome Park: doctors, lawyers, dentists, ministers, teachers, carpenters, brickmasons, plumbers.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson