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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Employees will remember how they’re treated at this moment.—
Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025 -
The day before the 1965 championship game, Devlin remembered Windsor Locks manager Bob O’Connor, a no-nonsense World War II veteran, telling his players to line up and take off their caps.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration is recalling frozen shrimp sold at Walmart for possible radioactive chemical contamination.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration is recalling frozen shrimp sold at Walmart, including stores in Ohio and Kentucky, for possible radioactive chemical contamination.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
The Enquirer,
21 Aug. 2025
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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 24 Aug. 2025.
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