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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I had secured my story through sources, not from him direct, so to hear him on the phone was a relief as that back page was now whirling around a press.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
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
Flitcroft was front and back page news, with headlines celebrating the plucky chancer who had conned the R&A.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2022
On the back page, there's a painting of an outdoor cafe, tables and chairs set out on what looks to be a summer evening.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
"He's the one who is bringing this sport to a completely different level. Nowadays, he is back-page news wherever you go," Gill said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But such things have become mostly back-page stories.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
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
We fear the gifted Spaniard has acquired an idea of American domestic life from Mr. Tom Powers’ sketches and other back-page comics.
From The So-called Human Race by Bert Leston Taylor
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