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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Cybersecurity stocks are leading the charge, with the Amplify Cybersecurity ETF (HACK) now up more than 30% on the year on the back of gains in companies like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks, up 67% and 63% in 2026, respectively.
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Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 June 2026
His grandparents, who lived next door, built a kitchen in the back of their house, passing food through a window into the restaurant.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
In the May 26 crash, the driver of the Land Rover, Jean Claude Saint Cyr, 63, of Pompano Beach, crashed into the back of a 2023 Nissan Rogue that was stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of Northeast 44th Street, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The monitor has a dedicated hook that can pop out from the back of the monitor to charge a DualSense controller, too — looks super handy.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 June 2026
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Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 June 2026
His grandparents, who lived next door, built a kitchen in the back of their house, passing food through a window into the restaurant.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
In the May 26 crash, the driver of the Land Rover, Jean Claude Saint Cyr, 63, of Pompano Beach, crashed into the back of a 2023 Nissan Rogue that was stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of Northeast 44th Street, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The monitor has a dedicated hook that can pop out from the back of the monitor to charge a DualSense controller, too — looks super handy.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 June 2026
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Nick Pasqual was sentenced Tuesday to more than three decades behind bars for the 2024 stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, Allie Shehorn.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Zelensky also posted footage showing explosions and several fires at one Russian facility and a huge plume of thick, black smoke rising behind a high-rise building.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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