in the back
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But the folks in the back of the room had heard the record before and continued talking loudly, treating the party like a party.
From Los Angeles Times
Their commitment to each other was one of the most heartwarming parts of the show and despite watching them plot, banish and murder for the last three weeks, the fact they kept their promise to never write each other's names on their tablets at the round table or stab each other in the back was commendable.
From BBC
“Cash is going down in yield, probably in the back half of the year,” Kelly said.
From MarketWatch
The other car had four passengers, two in the front and two smaller passengers in the back.
From Literature
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She hid in the back corner of the shed and wrapped herself around Churro, shaking and shivering and wondering how long she was going to have to survive here until the storm ended.
From Literature
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