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piggyback

[pig-ee-bak] / ˈpɪg iˌbæk /
ADJECTIVE
astride
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Big increases in central-bank buying led others to piggyback on the price gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The most common type of down-payment assistance, according to Down Payment Resource, is a second mortgage, or piggyback loan, which has grown in popularity as affordability has challenged home buyers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

Ohtani will next start on the mound Saturday against the Houston Astros — a 4:05 p.m. start — and southpaw Justin Wrobleski will again piggyback off the two-way star’s opening effort.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

And it's easy to piggyback on this kind of messaging and then manipulate that.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

The one who carried her piggyback through the streets of Yazd.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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