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Backs

British  
/ bæks /

plural noun

  1. the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When Alex Backs and Kelsey Loch started looking to buy their first house near Indianapolis last fall, they found lots of homes to choose from within their $375,000 budget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Backs Vilaseca and Nicolas Freitas joined in to drive hooker German Kessler over.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

Backs Helena Rowland and Amber Reed are also poised to rejoin the Test arena, included on the bench.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023

“This cannot be sustained,” said Volker Backs, the company’s managing director.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2022

The Tower “Swyght-Utrecht” and the Backs of the Houses of the “Doelenstraat” in Amsterdam.

From Rembrandt's Amsterdam by Frits Lugt

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