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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Jason will be remembered not only for breaking barriers, but also for the kindness and humanity that defined his life and touched so many others.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026 -
Toy remembered hearing from the owners of the air boat used in the search.—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Djena recalled seeing a dentist just once, when Mohamed took her to a dental school to deal with an abscessed tooth.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The back-to-back champion Dodgers recalled right-handers Paul Gervase and Chayce McDermott and optioned left-hander Charlie Barnes to Triple-A Oklahoma City.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 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 19 May. 2026.
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