backdrop

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But UBS analysts said the company could try to give itself more flexibility for a wider range of outcomes in its financial forecast, due to the the leadership change and a shakier economic backdrop.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Against that backdrop, opinion among supporters is divided over whether the club's future should still be built around 'El Cholo'.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Against this tense backdrop, Rome is preparing to welcome thousands of worshippers for the Easter celebrations, the most important feast in the Christian calendar, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“While the macro backdrop remains dynamic, our disciplined execution and focused investments continue to give us confidence in our trajectory,” Connolly said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1902, the grandest of them all, the Mount Washington Hotel, opened at Bretton Woods, in an open, meadowy setting against the backdrop of the Presidential Range.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson