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backup

noun as in support; substitute

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He was relegated to backup duties, then ultimately the minor leagues.

“He’s sacrificed so much of his life playing backup to me. So I wanted to encourage him to do his own thing again too.”

Despite playing a backup quarterback, Minnesota has been able to run effectively, and Pittsburgh has a hard time stopping the run.

He began his sophomore season on Saturday as the backup quarterback in Columbia’s 38-14 loss to Lafayette.

“We don’t feel like we have backup from the government.”

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