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[bak] / bæk /


ADJECTIVE
from earlier time
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U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Monday as technology stocks bounced back from Friday’s selloff.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“Do you like people walking in your back yard?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Some people say if he were to come back, just hand the Lombardi to us on a silver platter — but that’s never the case,” Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Omar Artan was set to be the first match official from Somalia to referee at a World Cup finals, but he was turned back when he arrived at Miami International Airport on Saturday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

What if I make it back to camp and it’s all for nothing?

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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