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[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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Palo Alto Networks’ commentary seemed to back the idea that AI will improve business trends, according to Marshall.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“You’ve got to see that as a contributing effect,” he said, driving listeners back to tunes made long before that technology became commonplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Nevertheless, you can still see it in rocks that have made their way back up to the surface, you can see how they were stretched."

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Erick Erickson, the conservative radio host and founder of the RedState political blog, did not hold back.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The soldier glowers, mutters something in Japanese that Father Julien doesn’t understand, then takes the diary back and places it on a pile of confiscated materials.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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