backward
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The fearless teenager, who topped the IPL batting charts this year, smoked a whirlwind 38 off 21 balls with six fours and two enormous sixes before falling to a thick edge caught at backward point.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Football coaches loathe looking backward, especially during the season, but before leaving the lectern, McVay made an exception in humorously referring to his team’s ultra-brief stay in Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The singer is already remembering the present before it has ended, the lyric moving backward and forward in time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Nathaniel Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions – an independent environmental organisation – described the move as "a giant step backward".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
A young woman walked backward at the head of them, waving everyone forward.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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