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back

[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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Mediators including Turkey, Pakistan and Egypt were scrambling Wednesday to get the diplomatic process back on track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Soaring costs are already forcing industries to scale down their energy consumption, a process known as demand destruction, where businesses and consumers are forced to cut back to balance the massive supply shortfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Post Malone, who headlined Coachella in 2025 and played a set of country covers at Stagecoach in 2024, is back to headline the country music fest along with Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Now events come and stay,” says Omar Nokta, managing director and equity analyst at Clarksons Securities, an investment bank to the shipping industry that traces its roots back more than 150 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

You lean back on your elbows, the night sky reminding you of that last night on the trapeze.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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