running back
Americannoun
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running backs
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“I’ve been working pretty much myself,” said the 5-foot-11, 210-pound running back who transferred from Mira Costa to Gardena Serra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
My friends and I were there to see the great running back Ernie Davis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
On Malvarrosa, there was no room for another blanket, another fire, another wet body running back from the sea.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Our focus is to preserve the tradition of horses running back in the Preakness,” Maryland Jockey Club president Bill Knauf said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“No, you eat mine too. Jim Don just ordered me one,” she said, turning and running back toward the Impala.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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