flashback
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Mr. Mezrich tells the story of the rise of Chess.com, and of Mr. Carlsen’s and Mr. Niemann’s careers, in flashback.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Harris introduces us to the girls in a sepia flashback, their small bodies clad in matching dresses, one head resting on the other’s shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Or was it a flashback to his old self?
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
This will be a tale of crime and punishment told in flashback, rewinding to Becket’s mother, an heiress excised from an eleven-figure fortune for giving birth as an unwed teenager.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
I had a flashback to the assembly two months ago, when Kasigi had first proclaimed him president.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing flashback
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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