as in remembering
to bring back to mind
let's harken back to what we learned last week
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More Grandma Beauty Tips There are even more grandma beauty tips worth remembering.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In the comments of his final post, fans of the late social media star posted tributes, remembering the joy his content brought into their lives.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Candy thought so too, later recalling that the only hard part of filming the scene was doing it over and over again for Hughes and his punch-drunk crew.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Harkening back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harkening%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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