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Didion’s grief ripples backward and forward as she struggles to make sense of time.

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So in 1991, he had an idea when David Rensin and Bill Zehme published the “The Bob Book,” which Pool described as a paperback that aimed to explore the “name Bob backward and forward.”

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He flexed his arms, bent backward and forward, and felt foolish before his wife.

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“It’s sad backward and forward,” Cat said quietly.

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Event organizers moved a shuttle bus backward and forward in front of the protesters to attempt to block the sound of their loudspeaker.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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