backwards
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She urged the Commonwealth to "look forward" and "not endlessly backwards".
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Because the wheels were not secured with chocks, and no breakaway cables were attached, there was nothing preventing the vehicle from rolling backwards when it was lowered on to the skates.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Survivors told me that the boat started to sink backwards as soon as they got in it," Alexandre Coissac, IOM chief of mission in Djibouti, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
She tripped backwards over a wooden platform, and I was surprised that she was able to get up, but the biggest surprise was how it affected her emotionally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The only difference was that his trapeze could only swing backwards and forwards.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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