Backs
Britishplural noun
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Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Backs Off Threat to Level Iran'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Backs Aki, Marcus Smith and Duhan van der Merwe, as well as forwards Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tadhg Beirne and Tom Curry were all also part of the tour to South Africa four years ago.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025
“This cannot be sustained,” said Volker Backs, the company’s managing director.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022
Backs and forwards have rediscovered a common purpose, backing each other up and spreading the wealth.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2020
That little college at the end of the Backs with a wooden bridge, isn't it?
From Peter Binney A Novel by Marshall, Archibald
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