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backward

adjective as in toward the rear

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adjective as in bashful or hesitant

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adjective as in late; slow; behind in progress

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adverb as in toward the rear

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Introducing a legal right to miscarriage bereavement leave would be "a leading light in a world which seems to be taking a backward step in women's rights," she added.

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For the majority of her two-decade gymnastics career, Moors has avoided tumbling backward.

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He endorses a backward notion of deterrence now because he wants to help Trump secure a talking point, not a lasting peace.

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In a world where school enrollment is declining fast and the needs of an aging population are growing fast, this is backward.

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Rules and social mores were changing, but she reacted by leaning backward.

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