back door
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One afternoon, when he was 11, young Bob hurtled in through the back door of his house and saw his mother kissing his father’s best friend.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
He ran out the back door to catch her as she was leaving, hoping to persuade her to appear on his podcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
“I would send photos of what I was experiencing, like human feces at my front door, encampments at the back door … all those emails just fell on deaf ears.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
They also both owned cats while living at the house, which explained why a catflap was already at the back door when the Harwoods arrived.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
He decided that he would escape through the back door, run home faster than a speeding bullet, and tell his mother that something was seriously wrong with Gertrustein.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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