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backside

[bak-sahyd] / ˈbækˌsaɪd /


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Among the newly popular offerings: a slouchier, lower-rise version of its flagship jean sold as 501 ’90s, and its wedgie bootcut fit, which was designed to flatter the backside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

A 17-year-old jumper, according to social media footage, struck the ledge with his backside and crashed into the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

These days, that backside has turned Brunson into the most valuable asset in the entire NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

A backside spin, shorted to 'back' in the trick name, are set from the toe edge of the board and see the rider's chest facing downhill initially.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

It danced around its mother’s backside, bleating constantly for her to stand still long enough for a meal.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

Perhaps part of the reason for the silence is that people aren’t getting the information out of Iran that they need to get them off their backsides and into the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

“We are working our backsides off, we feel unfulfilled, and we think, ‘For what?’”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026

It doesn't matter that this is at Old Trafford, because we will still kick their backsides there anyway!

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024

To its embarrassment, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees realized that its “nudity” bans had extended to several elementary school library books depicting cartoon backsides.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023

He bought a package of typing paper and wrote straight through the stack, then he turned it over and wrote on the backsides of the pages.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez


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