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back up

VERB
move backward
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ADJECTIVE
substitute
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Without a supply fix, Brent crude prices could push back up to $125 a barrel pretty quickly, experts said, which could start weighing on the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

That figure has ticked back up to 42%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The statue, bruised and battered by its fall, ultimately went back up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Meanwhile, The New School urged students and faculty to back up Canvas content while warning that the “global cybersecurity-related incident” was affecting schools worldwide.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

It was back up the tower for me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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