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Backs

British  
/ bæks /

plural noun

  1. the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges

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When Alex Backs and Kelsey Loch started looking to buy their first house near Indianapolis last fall, they found lots of homes to choose from within their $375,000 budget.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Backs Helena Rowland and Amber Reed are also poised to rejoin the Test arena, included on the bench.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

Under the headline “Britain Backs Labour,” the Times reported how “Tony Blair and the Labour Party swept to a victory of historic proportions in Britain’s national election on Thursday, ending 18 years of Conservative control.”

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

“This cannot be sustained,” said Volker Backs, the company’s managing director.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

Backs that had never been aught but pliant grew stiff.

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.