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“The police use the Rumbler to enter the department, to back out of the department; it’s not just a casual use.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

And what happens if a developer comes in and starts a project anyway, only to ultimately back out?

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

“We’re not going to allow it to go back out again,” library manager Michelle Hudson said, joking that staff did not want to wait another 150 years for its next return.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

"So, he went back out and started to busk with literally the cap on the ground."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

I listened drowsily to the soothing cadence of Togbe’s voice taking me back out onto the Volta, where the boy was fishing with his father, exploring a small creek in their canoe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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