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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The Langham, Boston Design elements focus on banking history, from Grana’s grand gestures to more minor details, like a rug in the main lobby that mimics the back of a dollar bill.
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Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
Piastri finished 10th after getting a 10-second penalty of his own for running into the back of Williams driver Franco Colapinto.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Investigators later determined that the driver, identified as 38-year-old Keno Williams of Waterbury, had sustained a gunshot wound to the back of his head, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
Start at the back of a branch on the lowest section of the tree, and pull the branch tips out in a V-pattern.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
Piastri finished 10th after getting a 10-second penalty of his own for running into the back of Williams driver Franco Colapinto.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Investigators later determined that the driver, identified as 38-year-old Keno Williams of Waterbury, had sustained a gunshot wound to the back of his head, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
Start at the back of a branch on the lowest section of the tree, and pull the branch tips out in a V-pattern.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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