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background

[bak-graund] / ˈbækˌgraʊnd /


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“Seeing somebody from your background having a position like that, to me it’s amazing,” Nolasco said after talking with Luna outside a taqueria in the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Almost every voter across all ages, education, ethnicities, political background, all voted with the economy in mind," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

My CPA background taught me to think in percentages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

In calling the race for Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district for Democratic Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, Maddow couldn’t resist calling her Republican opponent, Rob Bresnahan, a “sometime ghost hunter” as her colleagues snickered in the background.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

The airbrushed apron said so in a neon.yellow-and-green font against a black background that matched the sign.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Do you think your connection was due to your similar backgrounds — you in Oklahoma, Glen in Arkansas?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

It is the ninth time the charity has brought community volunteers from a variety of backgrounds together to make hampers in the build up to the religious festival.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

One limitation is that the study population did not include a sufficiently diverse range of ethnic backgrounds, which could affect how well the technology performs across different populations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Most of the victims were from foreign backgrounds and prosecutors are investigating whether the acts targeted the "real or supposed race, ethnicity, nationality or religion" of the victims.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Indeed, many were well educated and came from a variety of ordinary backgrounds: the Gestapo, the police force, government positions, or professions such as law and banking.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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