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The fearless teenager, who topped the IPL batting charts this year, smoked a whirlwind 38 off 21 balls with six fours and two enormous sixes before falling to a thick edge caught at backward point.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
But I see a world now that’s moving backward and not forward.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Is he the man beneath the word “Harold,” holding the arrow that pierced his eye, or the axeman who flops lifelessly backward after a sword stroke?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Football coaches loathe looking backward, especially during the season, but before leaving the lectern, McVay made an exception in humorously referring to his team’s ultra-brief stay in Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He stretched backward, stifling a yawn, then scratched his head and brought his fingers down to fiddle with a hole in his string vest.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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