in the back
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Other traits, especially in the back vertebrae, are more similar to Diplodocus and related species from North America.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
The back-and-forth fosters confusion but also distrust, she said: "It further perpetuates the myth of like, the sketchy abortion doctor in the back alley."
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
One day, the owner, an older man likely in his 70s, asked me to clean the toilet area in the back of the stock room.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Jefferies analyst Blayne Curtis, who rates AMD shares at buy, agreed that “GPU execution in the back half remains the key swing factor.”
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
She took their bags and loaded them up in the back of a pickup truck.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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