drive back
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We held stilted conversation the rest of the drive back to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Today, as in the old days, it’s about the big screen, the scent of popcorn, the car ride to the show filled with anticipation, and the drive back filled with awe or disappointment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Ahead of our return to the city, we drive back up the ridge, back through Burguete, the inn still shuttered, and up to Roncesvalles, where the old monastery looms like a sentinel over the pass.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Forrest and Rae set off on the long drive back south.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025
It would take me nearly five hours to drive back to Montgomery once I got things settled for Mr. Caston and Mr. Carter.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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