as in remembers
to bring back to mind
the new stadium, designed for nostalgic appeal, harks back to the intimate ballparks of yore
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Britain remembers well the fiasco of 2022, when then-Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a mass sell-off of bonds after presenting plans for huge unfunded tax cuts.
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This logic represents real organizational knowledge, even if no one remembers how it is enforced.
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Adams recalls reading about a case where a buyer's agent visited a property that had been professionally photographed to look move-in ready, only to find a very different reality.
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Matthews recalls a large Denver employer expressing concern about the lack of affordable housing.
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“Harks back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harks%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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