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piggyback

[pig-ee-bak] / ˈpɪg iˌbæk /
ADJECTIVE
astride
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Piggyback: As in, “I just want to piggyback on his comment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Piggyback loans can evoke memories of the subprime mortgage crisis for some.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

Their new Piggyback NYC will serve cha ca la Vong, the Vietnamese fish classic in a thicket of herbs; charcoal-smoked rib-eye; and Filipino lumpia spring rolls with Shanghai-style sweet chile sauce.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2019

The 125-acre riverside Piggyback Yard, the last active rail yard in LA, has been selected as the potential site for the athletes’ village.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2015

Piggyback Service economies - These are economies, which provide predator economies with services.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel




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