report back
phrasal verb
reported back; reporting back; reports back
1
: to return to a place in order to report information, do more work, etc.
Report back in two hours.
—often + toReport back to my office in two hours.
2
: to give (newly found information) to someone
The policeman reported back that he found nothing wrong.
—often + toEach researcher reports his results back to the project director.
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Nichols asked the Department of Justice attorneys to determine with the Department of Homeland Security how quickly a notification can be made to the court and asked them to report back an answer by Wednesday.
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Ariana Figueroa, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Variety reported back in 2020 that Goldberg was officially starring in a threequel, with Tyler Perry producing.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Those findings are then reported back to CISA within the Department of Homeland Security.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
All this, and the film has already been streaming since last April and even got a special edition Blu-Ray, as IndieWire first reported back in November.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ariana Figueroa, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Variety reported back in 2020 that Goldberg was officially starring in a threequel, with Tyler Perry producing.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Those findings are then reported back to CISA within the Department of Homeland Security.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
All this, and the film has already been streaming since last April and even got a special edition Blu-Ray, as IndieWire first reported back in November.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Report back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20back. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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