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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Toward the back of the store, the warmth of walnut wood evolves the space, welcoming customers to the in-house client care center.
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Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Soon after Stahl, they were all shot in the back of their heads.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
The ball caromed off the back of the rim but the moment still drew plenty of oohs and aahs.
—Staff, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
The back of each trailer must have two red tail lights, two red reflectors and a white license plate light, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Soon after Stahl, they were all shot in the back of their heads.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
The ball caromed off the back of the rim but the moment still drew plenty of oohs and aahs.
—Staff, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
The back of each trailer must have two red tail lights, two red reflectors and a white license plate light, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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Albies had two homers and nine RBIs in two nights, became the 26th second baseman in MLB history with 150 career homers and moved to ninth on Atlanta’s career hits list with 1,024 — 34 behind Jeff Blauser.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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Overall box office returns are currently 15% ahead of the same point in 2024 though about 24% behind 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, according to Comscore.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 July 2025
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