as in to remember
to bring back to mind
let's harken back to what we learned last week
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Fans may remember Antonoff and Qualley's 2023 New Jersey wedding because Swift attended.
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Was remembers the tumult, violence and hope that came out of that era in his hometown of Detroit.
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Teammate Jordan Henderson, now at his fourth World Cup, recalled Kane scoring twice in the opener against Croatia to match Lineker and mistakenly thought this mark was already in Kane’s sole possession.
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Amon recalled facing questions in 2021 about why Qualcomm was chasing so many rabbits at once, between developing its automotive business, its PC chips and industrial applications.
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“Harken back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harken%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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