back history
Americannoun
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So, inevitably, given its back history of numerous removals in the past, the security profile is extremely high for the building.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
The recovery of the river has also helped bring back history and culture to the tribe, and the surrounding Port Angeles community.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
It’s always interesting to push back history as far as we can, and it has a bearing on how we study culture and wider phenomena.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2023
They would also have to beat back history.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2016
"Like enough," says the other, "'tis a land where no man brings his back history."
From Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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