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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

The All Backs had recorded a bonus-point fourth try inside 25 minutes.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

One more lounge in the "Backs," and then to London and work, while happy Undergrads commence their Long Vacation, and make holiday in the sunshine of life.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 21 1890 by Various

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