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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Like Optima Tax Relief, the company also focuses on working with clients who owe at least $10,000 in back taxes.
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Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Those Suns – who were without their top two scorers, All-Star guard Devin Booker (hip strain) and forward Dillon Brooks (fractured hand) – who had failed to breach 82 points in back-to-back losses before facing the Lakers on Thursday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
The Browns have finished 30th in back-to-back years.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
North Carolina reached 13 conference wins for the second straight season — the first time in school history to hit the mark in back-to-back seasons.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Those Suns – who were without their top two scorers, All-Star guard Devin Booker (hip strain) and forward Dillon Brooks (fractured hand) – who had failed to breach 82 points in back-to-back losses before facing the Lakers on Thursday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
The Browns have finished 30th in back-to-back years.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
North Carolina reached 13 conference wins for the second straight season — the first time in school history to hit the mark in back-to-back seasons.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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