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Discover LudwigThe phrase "back about" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to refer to something that happened in the past or to a previous topic that is being discussed again. Example: "Let's go back about 10 years to when we first met."
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They have paid back about $46 billion in dividend payments.
A TBM will set you back about £10m.
The shelves date back about 40 years.
The cemetery dates back about 100 years.
I went back about three years ago.
Mr. Holmes never called back about joining.
Trump couldn't hold back about Christine Ford.
Something knocks me back about this sentence.
She seems very laid back about it.
It goes back about five generations.
Musta set Peter back about fifty bucks.
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