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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Optima Tax Relief typically serves clients who owe $10,000 or more in back taxes or who are facing active IRS collection efforts.
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Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Brenda was in back playing cards with some of the girls, while her three children -- 13-year-old daughter Emily, who is on the team, and sons, 11-year-old Joshua and 9-year-old Matt -- sat behind her watching a movie.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
In fact, due to employer mistakes regarding federal labor laws, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered more than $274 million in back wages for workers in Fiscal Year 2024 alone.
—Matt Emma, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, the last time the NFL avoided a one-and-done coach in back-to-back hiring cycles was 2002 through 2005.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Brenda was in back playing cards with some of the girls, while her three children -- 13-year-old daughter Emily, who is on the team, and sons, 11-year-old Joshua and 9-year-old Matt -- sat behind her watching a movie.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
In fact, due to employer mistakes regarding federal labor laws, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered more than $274 million in back wages for workers in Fiscal Year 2024 alone.
—Matt Emma, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, the last time the NFL avoided a one-and-done coach in back-to-back hiring cycles was 2002 through 2005.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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