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[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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Back then, markets expected the Fed to cut rates as many as three times this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Back in March and early April, jet fuel was priced much higher than diesel, but the price difference has narrowed, BloombergNEF’s Velamala said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Back in December, “Marty Supreme” earned the title of A24’s highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office with $96 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Back in the diamond belt of Sierra Leone, Daniel discards another sieve-load of gravel.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Back then the Greenbrier was advertised as a “city under one roof.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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