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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The name, however, is also associated with the fact that our building is located just in back of the Wallingford train station.
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Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
If you're owed a $2,500 refund but have $4,000 in back taxes, the IRS would keep your entire refund and apply it to your debt, leaving you with a $1,500 balance that still needs to be paid.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Suarez has now scored over 15 points and shot above 50% from the floor in back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
In October 2024, authorities in Minnesota said three people were killed, and three others were injured in back-to-back shootings at two separate homeless encampments.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
If you're owed a $2,500 refund but have $4,000 in back taxes, the IRS would keep your entire refund and apply it to your debt, leaving you with a $1,500 balance that still needs to be paid.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Suarez has now scored over 15 points and shot above 50% from the floor in back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
In October 2024, authorities in Minnesota said three people were killed, and three others were injured in back-to-back shootings at two separate homeless encampments.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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