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put backspin on the ball
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Mercury’s pre-retrograde shadow (the weeks leading up to the celestial backspin when the planet slows down), which began on June 13 in water Cancer, starts the story for the planet’s moonwalk that commences on June 29.
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2026
However, the ball had some backspin after landing, and rolled harmlessly across the goal line.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
There’s also the aim of the ball, as well as its backspin, speed and angle of release, Silverberg explains.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
Barnes was particularly adept at hitting a ball with backspin or sidespin that would send it out of a fielder’s reach for a safe hit.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2026
However, the ball had some backspin after landing, and rolled harmlessly across the goal line.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
There’s also the aim of the ball, as well as its backspin, speed and angle of release, Silverberg explains.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
Barnes was particularly adept at hitting a ball with backspin or sidespin that would send it out of a fielder’s reach for a safe hit.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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“Backspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backspin. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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backspin
noun
back·spin
-ˌspin 
: a backward spinning motion of a ball
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