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[bak-graund] / ˈbækˌgraʊnd /


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Also waiting — or more accurately, lurking — in the background is the brooding Col.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

This will allow your employees to respond to messages, answer questions, make decisions and solve problems without you hovering in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Asked about her legal background on Thursday, Zacharia said she had registered to take the bar exam but was then "distracted and overwhelmed" by plans to move with her husband to China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

I think a lot of people from that sort of background live in terrible accommodaiton - temporary accommodation which isn't safe or secure.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The second attachment is another, more recent picture, with the same gray background.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The company uses AI to generate backgrounds, visual effects, and synthetic humans for its slate of films, but a lot of the performances are shot on soundstages across L.A. using actors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"We can have all the data, all the character backgrounds, context and information that's available," Cave added.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

That said, I think it’s too easy to draw a straight line between your respective backgrounds and your reactions to the $3 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Voters of several ages and backgrounds spoke to AFP in Riga, expressing their priorities in an election dominated by but not limited to security issues.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

After that, as products of very different backgrounds they were continually scared stiff of hurting each other’s feelings; hence they understood and tolerated their respective foibles almost to the point of obsequiousness.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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