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Backs

British

/ bæks /

plural noun

the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges

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Backs to the wall, utter defiance, questions posed and questions answered.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

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

“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 Lugt, Frits

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