backward
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But Mendelsohn, who had no program for the building, nor any notion of the scientific instruments it would contain, began the process backward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ask experienced climbers about the most dangerous part of a mountain, and many will tell you something that sounds backward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Using the newly developed control protocols, researchers can suppress the usual emergence of the arrow of time or even reverse its apparent direction, making quantum processes look as though they are unfolding backward.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Wyatt-Hodge's run-out from backward capped off the performance in the penultimate over.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
I fall backward and he flops over, landing in my lap, legs in the air, belly exposed for rubbing.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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