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That means Annapolis is now using energy bills as a backdoor revenue stream to prop up state spending.
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Brian Chisholm, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2026
There is a premonitory moment, too, in this book that wrings so much drama from so many backdoor meetings.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Because the White House doesn’t respect that the Constitution gives the power to run elections to the states, the administration is attempting to assemble a national voter database in a backdoor attempt to take that power away.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Abbie Poole’s highlight-reel, back-handed assist from just inside the left circle set up Maggie Boudreau at the backdoor post to head into the second in a 1-1 game.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Brian Chisholm, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2026
There is a premonitory moment, too, in this book that wrings so much drama from so many backdoor meetings.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Because the White House doesn’t respect that the Constitution gives the power to run elections to the states, the administration is attempting to assemble a national voter database in a backdoor attempt to take that power away.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Abbie Poole’s highlight-reel, back-handed assist from just inside the left circle set up Maggie Boudreau at the backdoor post to head into the second in a 1-1 game.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Backdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdoor. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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