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rear

[reer] / rɪər /








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It's like I had no rear brakes at all.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

As a busy user of the cargo hold, I fell in love with the power-folding rear seats and hands-free tailgate function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“Can I just not be a really good horse trainer that did something really profound and amazing in a short amount of time after I had to work my rear end off for it?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Bringing up the insurgent rear is Spencer Pratt, a one-time reality TV villain whose house burned down in the devastating fires.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Frozen in horror, she’d watched the bear rear up on its hind legs, towering over the spruce.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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