Backs
Britishplural noun
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Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Backs Off Threat to Level Iran'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Backs Aki, Marcus Smith and Duhan van der Merwe, as well as forwards Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tadhg Beirne and Tom Curry were all also part of the tour to South Africa four years ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Under the headline “Britain Backs Labour,” the Times reported how “Tony Blair and the Labour Party swept to a victory of historic proportions in Britain’s national election on Thursday, ending 18 years of Conservative control.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
“This cannot be sustained,” said Volker Backs, the company’s managing director.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2022
As the poet sang— "Ye Backs and Braes!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 21 1890 by Various
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