in the background
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Teymouri said while reviewing video evidence in the case, she had to watch the footage on mute due to the near “constant screaming” of children in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
In the rock band, I’m competing — everybody wants to be heard — whereas this one, there’s this beautiful thing where the guys don’t mind being in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
FlyDubai works in the background to offer cheap flights, often to the region’s more dangerous destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
They get in and out in under two hours, often starting as minor hits that become part of the cultural fabric through repetition; they’re on in the background and there when you need them.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The plants were not arranged in straight lines, but rather in slow, big curves, like a loose letter S. And of course in the background, at the horizon, rose mountains.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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