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In the early 1980s, Murphy and a few associates ran an informal back channel between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The back channel helped surface cybersecurity issues that otherwise might never have been known to the government, people who have worked with and for FedRAMP told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The back channel helped surface cybersecurity issues that otherwise might never have been known to the government, people who have worked with and for FedRAMP told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for back channel
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“Back channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20channel. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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