as in remembered
to bring back to mind
the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners
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Environmental attorney Clay Henderson remembered suing Gray over plans to develop his family’s ranch in DeBary.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Figures once remembered as heroes reveal blind spots; others previously cast as peripheral or difficult emerge with new complexity.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing pajama pants, welcomed the trio into his house and agreed to a taste test, sampling different sticks of gum with enthusiasm, Logothetti recalled of the January 2024 encounter.—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Witness and boat charter Patrick Lee recalled the incident while speaking with CBS News.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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“Flashed back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashed%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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