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back story

noun

  1. the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
“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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Lee and Chen’s script is naturalistic — i.e., most of Long’s back story goes unsaid and exists simply in the wrinkles in Nghia’s face — but flashbacks give us glimpses of his years in a prisoner-of-war camp.

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Adding further goodwill, Ighanian asked the people who have donated quilts to include “a love note” and back story about the quilt and the person who made it.

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Both Bidens have chosen today to dress in clothes by the all-American designer Ralph Lauren, whose clothes and back story are often seen as synonymous with the American dream.

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Taylor doesn't have Valle's glamorous Barcelona back story, but he continues to be an invaluable operator in Celtic's unrelenting nature.

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A few minutes later, Conservative Graham Stuart said all MPs "recognise the authenticity" of Rayner's back story including her time working as a carer.

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