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backward

[bak-werd] / ˈbæk wərd /




ADVERB
toward the rear
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It’s time for federal investments in childcare to ensure we don’t take steps backward.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Rather than predicting outcomes based on known rules, they allow scientists to start with observed data and work backward to uncover the hidden forces driving those observations.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The perverse reality is that the court’s use of history in Callais couldn’t be more backward.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

He had two blocks, one in which he just raised up to swat a shot by Tari Eason in the third quarter while then falling down backward in the process.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

He didn’t know how it was possible, but he could feel time flowing past him, scrolling backward.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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