backward

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But after turning to catch the throw, he missed the base and stumbled backward into Reynolds, who tripped over Wrobleski’s extended left foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Using a technique known as Approximate Bayesian Computation, the researchers worked backward from the fossil record to estimate how far organisms spread and how intensely they competed for resources.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Other backward glances include “As You Lie There,” a fantasy about a teenage crush that never blossomed into a romance, and “Salesman Saint,” a paean to Mr. McCartney’s parents’ coping with life in postwar Liverpool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The arrows were all pointing backward, like the time Danny had tried to run away from the book at the library, thinking he was in trouble.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova