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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However, processing over 300,000 applications in back-to-back months demonstrates that the loan servicers do have the capacity to handle a large amount of applications at once.
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Robert Farrington, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
And indeed, Sunday marked the first time the Bears allowed 50 points in a game since doing so in back-to-back losses to the Patriots and Packers during a freefall under Marc Trestman in 2014.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Buyers can also opt for a single queen-size bed in back.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
The big blue gum out front clawed at the darkness, the hillside in back sank into a void of shadow, and the sky grinned its canescent grin.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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Robert Farrington, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
And indeed, Sunday marked the first time the Bears allowed 50 points in a game since doing so in back-to-back losses to the Patriots and Packers during a freefall under Marc Trestman in 2014.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Buyers can also opt for a single queen-size bed in back.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
The big blue gum out front clawed at the darkness, the hillside in back sank into a void of shadow, and the sky grinned its canescent grin.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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