backs up
Example Sentences
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It backs up studies which report improved brain blood flow and cognitive function after people drink citrus juices.
From Science Daily β Aug. 10, 2026
Leigh Jones, 55, whose home backs up to the campus, said she would like to see the complex renovated, not least for the boost to the tax base.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 7, 2026
We had our backs up and the fans were with us and to do that goal... it just killed the momentum of the game.
From BBC β Mar. 21, 2026
Polling data backs up this anecdotal display of repulsion towards racist violence.
From Salon β Feb. 13, 2026
And I’m a Hailsham student—which is enough by itself sometimes to get people’s backs up.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
