way back

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To children, “Spirited Away” is about a little girl striving to find a way back home, a premise as familiar as “The Wizard of Oz.”

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026

As mentioned here before, data from Dartmouth finance professor Ken French shows that going all the way back to 1926, energy stocks have actually outperformed — if slightly — the broader U.S. stock-market index.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

“I’m still trying to work my way back in,” Richards says, recounting the appearance the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

By the end of “Made in America,” Nakajima is no longer trying to find her way back to her mother’s womb.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

We walk out of the bathroom and make our way back to my locker.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold