hearken
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It sounded strange, like a song out of time — Melanie said she intended it to hearken to the 1930s — sung with what could now be called a warbling “indie girl voice.”
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
In February, local artist Soo Hong showcases a series of paintings on translucent surfaces, fluid and colorful explosions that hearken back to Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee but feel completely contemporary and original.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024
The numbers hearken back to California’s punishing 2012-2016 drought, when then-Gov.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2022
It's also got ground pork, shrimp, lemongrass, and lots of bright herbs, and is served with a fish sauce dipping sauce — flavors that skew Vietnamese, but also hearken back to Cantonese traditions.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2021
‘Now Théoden son of Thengel, will you hearken to me?’ said Gandalf.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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