as in in back of
at, to, or toward the rear of
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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Ralliant — The maker of high-precision instruments and sensors saw shares jump 14% on the back of first-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations.
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Fred Imbert,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 May 2026
There were also objections from bigger carriers such as United, which had an urgent financial interest in seeing the back of a pesky cheap competitor.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The front of that car then collided with the back of the Fiesta, which then caused a chain-reaction collision with the other cars, Miranda said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
In one of the photos, the NFL wife, also 30, showed off the back of her sexy red dress.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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Fred Imbert,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 May 2026
There were also objections from bigger carriers such as United, which had an urgent financial interest in seeing the back of a pesky cheap competitor.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The front of that car then collided with the back of the Fiesta, which then caused a chain-reaction collision with the other cars, Miranda said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
In one of the photos, the NFL wife, also 30, showed off the back of her sexy red dress.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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Yarros, who serves as an executive producer on the series, also praised the creative team behind the adaptation.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Yet the Fire came out ahead, behind a career-high 26 points from Bridget Carleton.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20of. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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