backwards
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“Studio people were bending over backwards to make all these promises that would never happen in the past,” Lee said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The kind of courage and self-knowledge that it must have taken to sort of go backwards.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, the figures for people in their prime working age, from 25 to 54, are going backwards.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
While African teams have grown and improved - five qualified for the knockout phase for the first time - Asia has gone backwards.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Matthias held the lead tightly with both paws, straining backwards as the sparrow dangled and fluttered over Great Hall.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
