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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She is now poised to become just the seventh performer ever to land Oscar noms in multiple years for playing the same character, and only the second to do so in back-to-back years.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The 10-time Gold Glove winner will join a Diamondbacks team that won the NL pennant in 2023 but has missed the postseason in back-to-back seasons.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Egor Dëmin led Brooklyn with 19 points and knocked down five 3-pointers, becoming the first rookie in franchise history to make at least five triples in back-to-back games and the 28th rookie in NBA history to do so.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
The ball is now in back in the Ellisons’ court.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The 10-time Gold Glove winner will join a Diamondbacks team that won the NL pennant in 2023 but has missed the postseason in back-to-back seasons.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Egor Dëmin led Brooklyn with 19 points and knocked down five 3-pointers, becoming the first rookie in franchise history to make at least five triples in back-to-back games and the 28th rookie in NBA history to do so.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
The ball is now in back in the Ellisons’ court.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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