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backwards

/ ˈæə /

adverb

  1. towards the rear

  2. with the back foremost

  3. in the reverse of usual order or direction

  4. to or towards the past

  5. into a worse state

    the patient was slipping backwards

  6. towards the point of origin

  7. informalto make a special effort, esp in order to please

  8. informalto understand completely

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He said the printing process was "highly complex and technical" with each letter arranged backwards and several pages printed on one sheet.

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Public sector productivity has gone backwards since the pandemic.

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Yes a whopping majority, but just 34% of the vote last summer, and they have gone a long way backwards since.

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Said board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin: “This isn’t about keeping our community safe. This is about a backwards belief about who belongs and who should be pushed out, locked up and shut up.”

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“Not only did they seem broadly unimpressive, but in some cases, they seemed like steps backwards.”

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