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back up

VERB
move backward
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ADJECTIVE
substitute
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“If you fall and get back up, you’re going to be stronger the next time,” he said of his philosophy during a phone conversation from Switzerland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Binance has vowed to get the exchange back up within a couple of days after a record $6.3 billion heist, which has rattled the industry and investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

During her sentencing hearing, prosecutors alleged Owens conducted “psychological warfare” on the two victims and sent hundreds of text messages trying to back up her claims of being pregnant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Wright said, put simply, none of the other pubs possessed the archaeological evidence, archival references or scientific data "to actually back up the claims".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

She was quiet for a moment, then looked back up.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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