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rear

[reer] / rɪər /








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To keep things on the steady, the front and rear air suspension has been tuned to limit weight transfer—squat—during acceleration, the company says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“He’s like inches away from my rear wheel,” Ben Byra, Fetzer’s friend and fellow cyclist, told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Russell, who was complaining of a lack of rear grip throughout qualifying, was quicker than Antonelli in the difficult first sector of the lap but lost out over the rest.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF has been in the lead, while the iShares S&P 500 Value ETF has brought up the rear.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The dining room was in the house at the rear, five steps higher than the shop but lower than Tante Jans’s rooms.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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