backwards
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There are several reasons why this would be a step backwards.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
“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
“In the near term, we anticipate the release of FY27 outlook commentary, which we expect to demonstrate a step backwards in terms of production, cash costs and free cash-flow,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
But the tug came again, this time sharper and more impatient; irritably I turned, and almost stumbled backwards into the blonde.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
