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[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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Nesbitt also pointed to a family, whose picture had been shown around the world, bundled into the back of a police vehicle as they fled their home.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

But this week, the Federal Reserve could bring highflying parts of Wall Street back down to earth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026

The buzz: France, ranked third in the world by FIFA, played in the last two World Cup finals and is favored to make it back again this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Most of it goes back, in one way or another, to the national soccer associations that make up FIFA.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

“Just a slight tap with your heels and he’ll fly. Each tap, he’ll go faster and faster. But he won’t be able to gallop full out all the time. Pull back and let him slow.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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