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backstory

or back sto·ry

[ bak-stawr-ee, ‑-ٴdz- ]

noun

plural backstories.
  1. a narrative providing a history or background context, especially for a character or situation in a literary work, film, or dramatic series.


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The Times caught up with Wood on Monday to discuss her character’s death, what’s going on with Saxon and the backstory she and Goggins imagined for how Rick and Chelsea met.

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But when I started digging into its backstory, I realized this humble casserole might be more than the sum of its supermarket parts.

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Villarreal: First of all, the Lowe’s baseball cap that adorned Frank’s head had my full attention — that small detail left me wanting an entire backstory on how it came into his possession.

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Can I get a little backstory on your friendship, and did comedy bring you together or was it music?

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Dawson, whose troubled backstory is a source of shame, is in some ways the “breaking bad” version of Jessica Jones — a crusader looking for answers about her traumatic past.

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