as in to remember
to bring back to mind
the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners
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This pick, remember, came as part of a brilliant trade Snead made a year ago with Atlanta.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Some of these cards can cost nearly $1,000—but are marketed as being worth thousands more in perks, only if the cardholder remembers to use it accordingly.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hostile former customers recalled poor customer service and flight experiences, while the more charitable lamented that the affordable airline could no longer offer a trade-off of service for a better price.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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Smyre recalled that Scott would go into the well during tense House-Senate moments and lay into him when Smyre was House Rules chair.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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“Flash back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flash%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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