flashback
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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
It’s “kind of a flashback for some of us,” Andrew said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The eight-episode series opens with a flashback to Sherlock’s childhood, revealing the loss of his sister Beatrice.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
Pollock, who has spent hundreds of hours diving in submersibles, counts some of the more spectacular "flashback bioluminescence" events as among the most memorable moments in his career.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Ivan’s voice snapped her out of her flashback, and she startled as he set his hand on her shoulder.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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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