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[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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La Roux told An that West whispered to her, “I bet you think I just put women back about 10 years.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Masino survived by unceremoniously casting aside her original plans in the wake of a customer and social-media revolt and focusing back on the brand’s core customers, a maneuver many CEOs struggle to pull off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Which role would tempt her back to acting?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

On its weekly chart, it broke above a bull-flag pivot of $170 in early April and has not looked back.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If you get eleven negatives and one positive, the requirement resets back to square one.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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