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hark

[hahrk] / hɑrk /
VERB
harken
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There are passages for unaccompanied chorus that hark back to church music of the Renaissance and moments that seem like Dada before its time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Like is fellow crew, his words hark back to a bygone space age, and the words of then President John F. Kennedey in 1962:

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

People loved the vintage look of the pink toilets, which hark back to a time when bathrooms — whole houses, really — weren’t quite so bland and boring.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

The rhythmic underpinnings hark back to the Police; the lyrics recognize passing years but reaffirm affection: “The way you look at me I swear my heart hits rewind,” Stefani sings.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Sometimes in public, hearing a stranger, I’d hark back to my past.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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