Backs
Britishplural noun
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Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Backs Off Threat to Level Iran'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Backs Helena Rowland and Amber Reed are also poised to rejoin the Test arena, included on the bench.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023
Under the headline “Britain Backs Labour,” the Times reported how “Tony Blair and the Labour Party swept to a victory of historic proportions in Britain’s national election on Thursday, ending 18 years of Conservative control.”
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022
“This cannot be sustained,” said Volker Backs, the company’s managing director.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022
My bedroom looked out on the Backs and its avenue of lime-trees, where the nightingales sang through the happy May nights.
From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir
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