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  • He started to make his way toward her through the maze of pushed-back chairs.

    Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010

  • The truly talented young writers now take these pushed-back -- though never really discarded -- boundaries into consideration.

    David Finkle: Tunesmiths Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk: Writing 'Em Like They Used To 2010

  • The Amish call non-Amish people English, and groups of English, neighboring farmers, their faces chapped and impassive under pushed-back caps, had begun to arrive.

    The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

  • The truly talented young writers now take these pushed-back -- though never really discarded -- boundaries into consideration.

    Tunesmiths Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk: Writing 'Em Like They Used To 2010

  • And now those of us who are semi-patiently waiting have nothing except constantly pushed-back Amazon pre-order dates.

    A Defence of Dragons, Part 2 Adam Whitehead 2009

  • But the pushed-back deadline also allows the Dearborn, Mich., auto maker more time to watch the fates of its competitors including GM, which could file for bankruptcy next week, and already-bankrupt Chrysler LLC.

    Ford Extends Deadline for Worker Buyouts 2009

  • The recently pushed-back production schedule for the 787 Dreamliner appears achievable, Mr. McNerney said.

    Boeing Surmounts Clouds 2008

  • Josh Scobey returned Wilkins 'pushed-back kickoff 33 yards to the St. Louis 49.

    USATODAY.com - Football - St. Louis vs. Seattle 2006

  • Since mid-April, the Revolutionary Guards 'morality cops — with the tacit support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini Khamenei — have declared all-out war against young women wearing pushed-back headscarves and tight jeans and their male counterparts with spiky hair and stylishly plucked eyebrows.

    Paranoid in Tehran 2007

  • The kitchen door opened, and Lottie came through, rolling down her pushed-back sleeves.

    Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000

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