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This leaves negotiations, which Iran has reportedly initiated through back channels.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp functioned as an all-purpose back channel at work.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
That doesn’t mean back channel, hypothetical conversations didn’t happen because that’s how the NFL, if not all of professional sports, works.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
So far, there has not been contact between the two sides, either formal or back channel, according to Clark.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp functioned as an all-purpose back channel at work.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
That doesn’t mean back channel, hypothetical conversations didn’t happen because that’s how the NFL, if not all of professional sports, works.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
So far, there has not been contact between the two sides, either formal or back channel, according to Clark.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back channel
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“Back channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20channel. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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