on the back of

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If the Guggenheim analyst is the most vociferous of Oracle’s supporters, he wasn’t the only one, with Oracle receiving multiple price target upgrades on the back of the results.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"The hairs were standing on the back of my neck," Gareth said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Lena’s hair was wound in a careless braid, her hands resting delicately on the back of a chair, as if she intended to sit.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny