back home
idiom
: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
Peopleback home would never believe how much he has changed.
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In the search for their mother, the NBC anchor and her siblings have issued emotional public statements asking for her safety and to bring her back home.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
There may be a rough consensus on opposing the hated government back home, but far less consensus on what should be done — or how to achieve change.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
The shoes were for his wife and daughters back home in Iceland.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Churchill is facing a pivotal election back home.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
There may be a rough consensus on opposing the hated government back home, but far less consensus on what should be done — or how to achieve change.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
The shoes were for his wife and daughters back home in Iceland.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Churchill is facing a pivotal election back home.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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