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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We’re seated in the back of Silence Please, a niche listening room-turned-café in lower Manhattan, just a few days after her 20th birthday.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
The replay shows the puck enters the goal just below the crossbar and caroms off the frame at the back of the net.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Garcia can be seen going to the back of the vehicle his relative was in, moving toward the rear of the vehicle and firing a shot at him, according to court records.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Street Superintendent Monte Keene said he was told about the vehicle and drove to the back of the park, but did not approach the vehicle.
—Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
The replay shows the puck enters the goal just below the crossbar and caroms off the frame at the back of the net.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Garcia can be seen going to the back of the vehicle his relative was in, moving toward the rear of the vehicle and firing a shot at him, according to court records.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Street Superintendent Monte Keene said he was told about the vehicle and drove to the back of the park, but did not approach the vehicle.
—Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
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At the time of the move, Venable said the Sox were looking for an offensive boost behind the plate.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The explosion Saturday killed at least 15 women on the busy motorway, according to the governor of Cauca, Octavio Guzmán, leaving behind the twisted metal debris of multiple vehicles by a 650-foot crater in the road.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20of. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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