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"It's like walking out back at your house, trying to take a picture of the moon," he told mission control.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
I like to wake up in bed each morning looking at the mountains out back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, a runaway slave shows up out back, pursued by hounds, having heard that the Van Lew house is the place to run for help.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
There’s a built-in barbecue, a Renato pizza oven, and a relaxing lounge with a fire pit out back.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025
Let us rise up and go out, back through the years, where the burden of all this misery lies on us no more, back to you and me alone, Mother!
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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