as in remembers
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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Feldman remembers the Goonies experience fondly, discussing the many celebrities who came to visit during production.—
Sarah Weldon,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026 -
Jim Tanimoto remembers a lot from his 102 years of life, but not who took the photograph blown up on his office wall.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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This week’s dispute with Colbert also recalls last fall, when ABC took late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air for a remark made about the killing of conservative activist founder Charlie Kirk, only to reinstate him following a backlash by viewers.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Akili recalls that during one of Jackson’s 1984 visits to San Diego, the poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron was in town performing.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Flashes back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashes%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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