backs up
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Hu, who works in real estate and construction, has lived for two decades on a street in Ashburn, Va., that backs up to a wooded conservation easement where, she thought, nothing could be built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It backs up studies which report improved brain blood flow and cognitive function after people drink citrus juices.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” in its way, backs up that finding.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
We had our backs up and the fans were with us and to do that goal... it just killed the momentum of the game.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
And then he stops, backs up, and stares into the alley.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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