as in to remember
to bring back to mind
let's harken back to what we learned last week
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For those new to (our) football or too young to remember, there was a time when groundskeepers tried to outdo each other with stripes of flattened grass.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025 -
Nearly half of respondents - 47% - said Trump would be remembered as one of the worst presidents in history.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Friend recalls Read behavior, finding O'Keefe's body O'Keefe's friend, Kerry Roberts, recounted Read's behavior on the morning his body was found.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Since victims often do not recall their PIN immediately, the attackers guide them through their mobile banking application to retrieve this sensitive information.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Harken back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harken%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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