back page
noun
the last or last few pages of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication; back matter.
back page
1 American
[bak payj]
/ ˈbæk ˈpeɪdʒ /
noun
back-page
2
American
[bak payj]
/ ˈbæk ˈpeɪdʒ /
adjective
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Pallister was facing towards the dugout - and Haroun, who saw the opportunity for a snap she knew would become the back page splash the following morning.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Metro back page - 'Window pain disappoints but Arteta keeps faith'
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
It looked hinky, and on the back page, in fine print, I learned that the mail was from a lender unaffiliated with my mortgage company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
On the back page, I found the Prayer of St. Francis:
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
Our newspaper Muhammad Speaks ’ full back page carried an architect’s drawing of a $20 million Islamic Center proposed to be built in Chicago.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
But such things have become mostly back-page stories.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Eileen credits the Sheffield Star and Sheffield Telegraph newspapers for her big break into the industry, securing her first back-page lead with a photo of a city gymnast in late 1970s.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
Los Angeles magazine is another good resource, particularly Chris Nichols’ back-page Ask Chris feature, which almost always serves up something about the city’s past that I never knew before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Another surprise is how Bradbury got into comics, which is told in a back-page essay.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
The paper, one morning, after describing appearances of Charles-Norton in Vladivostock, Paris, and Timbuctoo, had slid from her knees to the floor, when her eyes lit upon an advertisement on the up-turned back-page.
From The Trimming of Goosie by James Hopper
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