backwards
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It is "not going backwards, in other words", she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Edwar has been advocating for women's causes for over 50 years and her assessment is gloomy: "Twenty-three years after Saddam Hussein's regime was brought down, it seems we are going backwards regarding women's rights."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Survivors told me that the boat started to sink backwards as soon as they got in it," Alexandre Coissac, IOM chief of mission in Djibouti, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
She tripped backwards over a wooden platform, and I was surprised that she was able to get up, but the biggest surprise was how it affected her emotionally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The ferret jumped backwards as the shoring burst and the tunnel workings caved in with a dull rumble of earth.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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