backward
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All of those things were happening, but we have taken a few steps backward.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“I think we are just going to move backward before we go forward,” Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist and author of the newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist, told Salon.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
And they would play every second, as evidenced by the first-quarter, buzzer-beating trey by Rice as she tumbled backward to give them a 21-10 lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Its legs angle backward like an ostrich’s, increasing its stability and lifting power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
He walks backward toward the folding chairs as he speaks before turning away.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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