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double (back)

verb

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as in to turn back

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turn back

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Phetchaburi Road, one of the capital’s busiest, was unusually quiet as vehicles were turned back by high water.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
There’s political polarization and marginalization and the sort of people who want to turn back the clock and have that line of thinking that Ted Kaczynski had.

— Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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