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Her vision, ability to build out from the back and to dictate the flow of the game makes her one of the world's best centre-backs.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
“They’re feeling that this is the time to fight and to push back and to battle it out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
They decided to share information about their gains in part to feel like they were giving back and to continue the conversation, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
We are here to push you back and to cabin you, and we hold you accountable to the actual authority that you have, but you can’t cross this line.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
She turned over to cool her back and to look up at the apartment buildings.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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