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Noun
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That confluence and flurry of memories are part of the before.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025 -
His tour has changed over the years, with different attendees adding their own stories and experiences, allowing Taylor to pull from the community's memories and knowledge of their own neighborhoods.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bob and Zoyd are both paranoid in the wake of their rebellious pasts.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the photo, the pair could be seen at a table together holding up a set of postcards from the restaurant that depicted flapper-style women wearing different jerseys that had ties to the players’ pasts.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Her schooldays were the happiest of her life, and thirty pages of Curriculum Vitae—one sixth of the book—are reserved for recollections of her teachers.—
Frances Wilson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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There is a murky risk that old movies will attract old people, who, as a rule, like nothing better than to rummage through their recollections of being overwhelmed by something half a century ago.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Who knows how many entries, histories, entire discographies have been lost to the ether?—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The poet’s reminiscences form the core of several poems that rank among the glories of twentieth-century American literature.—
Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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There’s a late-harvest glint to the guitar here, distinctly offset by a roadhouse stomp, punctuating Snoop’s poignant reminiscences.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
13 Dec. 2024
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As noted in yesterdays’ newsletter, O’Hearn is 4-for-5 with two home runs and two doubles against lefties.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Flashbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashbacks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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