backward
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All this gazing backward is enabled by the widespread use of streaming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
I didn’t want to work a service job after graduating because it felt like moving backward.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Heather Knight fell for 18 - caught at backward point reverse sweeping Melie Kerr - but Maia Bouchier's unbeaten 19 put them within striking distance.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The battle to keep a highly toxic chemical from exploding took a step backward Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
He pushed Mal backward, into the corner, Christopher next to her.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing backward
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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