as in remembered
to bring back to mind
the new stadium, designed for nostalgic appeal, harks back to the intimate ballparks of yore
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Annie remembered one staging of Puccini's Turandot where the emperor had been lowered from the ceiling.—
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CBS News,
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Igra added that a friend who traversed the route months later and wound up in the jail as well also remembered the soup and had been telling her children about it for years.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Livingston also keyed in on future All-Pro safety Jessie Bates III in 2018, as former Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis recalled.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pfeiffer, who played opposite Maxwell Caulfield, recalled worrying about audience expectations, especially as the film was heavily promoted.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Harked back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harked%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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