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backward

[bak-werd] / ˈbæk wərd /




ADVERB
toward the rear
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I didn’t want to work a service job after graduating because it felt like moving backward.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The story isn’t so much that labor is going backward, but that capital is on fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Heather Knight fell for 18 - caught at backward point reverse sweeping Melie Kerr - but Maia Bouchier's unbeaten 19 put them within striking distance.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“Norteña” is the first time she’s explicitly looked backward, with the cultural weight and sounds of northern Mexico behind her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I stumbled backward, retreating behind the cover of a bookcase.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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