as in remembering
to bring back to mind
let's harken back to what we learned last week
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Al Pacino is remembering his sweet memories with the late Diane Keaton.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025 -
And some cards had lighter questions, such as What’s your go-to method for remembering people’s names?—
Nicole Gregory,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Bell drew criticism after recalling leaving her kids to their own devices while vacationing in Denmark.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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After hearing and mentally recalling the stories in the scanner, participants were asked to retell the stories to the researchers.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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