in the back
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If I’m dining with the family, we try to get the low table in the back where you can sit on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Every relationship in markets that we thought we had taken for granted broke apart in the back half of September,” said Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, during an interview with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
It is 01:00 on a Thursday and we are in the back of an unmarked police car on the hunt for vehicle thieves in east London.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and several other major causes of permanent vision loss are associated with the accumulation of fluid, metabolic waste, and inflammatory material in the back of the eye.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
He made a small, thoughtful noise in the back of his throat.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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