as in to remember
to bring back to mind
an elderly man who liked to hearken back to "the good old days"
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Esquivel remembers one course assignment in particular.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026 -
And will privacy hold up when a device can see, hear and remember what happens around you?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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In addition, the Urban Summit played a leading role in the special election to recall former Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr.—
Freddrell Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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The surprise show was unexpectedly emotional for the singer, who recalled arriving in New York as a young woman and asking the cab driver to drop her in the center of it all.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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“Hearken back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearken%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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