in back
idiom
: in an area at the back of something
The clerk brought out the item from the storeroom in back
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Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
The Canes have beaten Florida and Florida State in back-to-back years; that hasn’t happened since 2001-04.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Receiver Chris Godwin participated in back-to-back practices.
—Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Friars also won 90 games in back-to-back years during the regular season for the first time in franchise history.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
The Canes have beaten Florida and Florida State in back-to-back years; that hasn’t happened since 2001-04.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Receiver Chris Godwin participated in back-to-back practices.
—Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Friars also won 90 games in back-to-back years during the regular season for the first time in franchise history.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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