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The phrase "a friend back" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express the idea of reconnecting with a friend or having a friend return, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "I hope to have a friend back in my life after all these years."
Alternatives: "a friend returned" or "a friend again".
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A friend back home asks you to describe your impressions of the English.
The next day, over breakfast, he offered to drive her and a friend back to Pomona.
Nimrod and Shirit Rinky, who were visiting from Israel, were in line for a friend back home.
Relying on sign language, she ordered custom T-shirts for her teenage son and for a friend back home.
The picture is for a friend back home, and while it may be objectifying, he doesn't think it's degrading.
On March 22, 1842, Charles Dickens, in the midst of his first tour of the United States, penned a letter to a friend back home.
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When was the last time you complained about a "backfriend" (a friend back-wards; that is, an enemy in secret — the precursor to "frenemy," perhaps)?
She had been excited about her trip overseas, and remained set on going even when a friend backed out.
But I would guess that Facebook is more influential - it has a much bigger audience and one status update from a friend backing a campaign must be worth any number of tweets from a politician.
Though all your friends will have to know eventually, you'll have a stronger argument if you have a friend backing you up.
But then a close friend back home, a research assistant, signed a letter protesting the Turkish persecution of academics, and he was fired and stripped of his passport.
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