backward
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Pakistan's second innings also included dismissals caught at leg slip and backward square leg, although those were as much down to batter error as Root's ingenuity.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, tracing the Universe backward leads to the Big Bang singularity, where density becomes infinite, and the known laws of physics no longer work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
I thought they’d gotten named backward when I first met them.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Skubal skipped backward off the mound and buried his fist in the pocket of his glove in celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
I stumbled backward, retreating behind the cover of a bookcase.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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