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background

[bak-graund] / ˈbækˌgraʊnd /


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It’s something audiences, regardless of background, can likely relate to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The background to Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest in February has emerged in legal documents, when police asked a judge for warrants to raid the former prince's homes.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In the background: the towering, backward-curving ramp structure not unlike a skateboard halfpipe, which the car launched up before coming back down and going back up again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Asked about her legal background on Thursday, Zacharia said she had registered to take the bar exam but was then "distracted and overwhelmed" by plans to move with her husband to China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Oh, trust me, I’ve had tough assignments. I once wrote a ten-page paper on background radiation. I can do it.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Only a quarter of students from low-income backgrounds go on to higher education in France, compared with nearly two thirds of pupils from privileged households, according to a 2023 government study.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The North of England could be particularly hard hit as well as nations of the UK other than England and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, the letter argued.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But with Xuan and Zhang controlling the firm that arranged the surrogate births, no one looked into their backgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

That said, I think it’s too easy to draw a straight line between your respective backgrounds and your reactions to the $3 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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