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rear

[reer] / rɪər /








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“The net is designed to entangle itself on any of the rotating objects in the rear of the car,” Santistevan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Video from the area showed the rear passenger’s side door of the four-door sedan, as well as the trunk, opened.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Then he relies on his talent to deal with the loose rear in the corner-entry phase.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

What we refer to as a rear window is more widely known as a “backlight.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The bird reached his loft, twenty-five miles to the rear, just twenty-five minutes later.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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