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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Rangel, who was 10 years old when Mexico tied South Africa in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup and who fondly remembers El Tri’s victory over France that tournament, is confident between the posts.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026 -
Baumbach showed him a cut on June 12, 2012 – Teixeira remembers the date.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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The novel has a freewheeling spirit that recalls Italo Calvino’s space fables in Cosmicomics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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