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Think of it: A Republican candidate needs the backdoor help of a Democrat to reach the November finals in a major statewide race.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
This is a backdoor way of creating internet access racial quotas.
—Stephen Moore, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024
Those actions would not by themselves disable the backdoor channels or prevent further incursions, said Danny Adamitis of Lumen Technologies, who found some of the infections last year.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
This is a common situation for high earners, says Shaw, but there is a workaround called the backdoor Roth IRA.
—Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 4 Jan. 2024
The being backdoor thing, everyone gets backdoored on Big Brother.
—EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Olson, a sophomore, broke through at 6 minutes, 16 seconds with a backdoor tap-in off a shot from Boreen.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
Murphy’s second goal of the game, her 24th of the season, came on a pretty cross-crease pass from Huber for a backdoor tap-in.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
The University of Arkansas (3-6, 1-5 SEC) endured a gut-wrenching stretch of six consecutive losses — five by a touchdown or less — and now hopes to capitalize on an upset win last week at Florida, the first in program history, to achieve a backdoor postseason bid.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Nov. 2023
George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
This is a backdoor way of creating internet access racial quotas.
—Stephen Moore, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024
Those actions would not by themselves disable the backdoor channels or prevent further incursions, said Danny Adamitis of Lumen Technologies, who found some of the infections last year.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
This is a common situation for high earners, says Shaw, but there is a workaround called the backdoor Roth IRA.
—Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 4 Jan. 2024
The being backdoor thing, everyone gets backdoored on Big Brother.
—EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Olson, a sophomore, broke through at 6 minutes, 16 seconds with a backdoor tap-in off a shot from Boreen.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
Murphy’s second goal of the game, her 24th of the season, came on a pretty cross-crease pass from Huber for a backdoor tap-in.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
The University of Arkansas (3-6, 1-5 SEC) endured a gut-wrenching stretch of six consecutive losses — five by a touchdown or less — and now hopes to capitalize on an upset win last week at Florida, the first in program history, to achieve a backdoor postseason bid.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Nov. 2023
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“Backdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdoor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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