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flashback

[flash-bak] / ˈflæʃˌbæk /


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But his voice tyrannically resounds with sadistic orders and conservative cultural commentary during the second-act flashback scene, in which a fateful day on the set of the show changes the lives of Ronika and Blair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Plus: A flashback to the Dow’s 3000 milestone, 35 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

Or was it a flashback to his old self?

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

The Bannau Brycheiniog provided the backdrop for a Chinese village in a flashback scene, something du Preez called "challenging" due to the show's budget.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

Saying it gives me a flashback, like the words are coming out of my mouth four years ago.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Having been gobbled up like a meal worm, Jay dredges up flashbacks of his father’s lectures in whale anatomy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

He still had flashbacks about incidents in his childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The flashbacks come daily, to the point that he has needed to see a therapist.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

At around age 19 or 20, he began having regular night terrors and daily flashbacks to “horrific, nightmarish things.”

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

I remember moving out there in flashbacks, snippets, driving to a place I’d never seen, seeing people I’d never seen.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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