backdrop
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The book is about colonisation and devastation, set against a backdrop of families left to die of starvation on estates owned by British aristocrats and landowners.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The homophonic novels share other likenesses: Both center on estranged sisters, both are set against a backdrop of political unrest and both feature the unlikely appearance of a horse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The first is the big-picture backdrop: U.S. economic growth and employment have stabilized and inflation is becoming a market concern.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The EU and Mexico agreed to expand their trade ties Friday against the backdrop of a more protectionist United States under President Donald Trump.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The Earth is our moving platform from which we observe the motion of the other planets against the backdrop of distant constellations.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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