throwback
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But Maresca's system looks to return to using wingers wide – a throwback to the work of Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane in 2017.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Michigan Mike Rogers is a bit of a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP: a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
These throwback parties take place from 6 to 10 p.m. and are immensely popular with older millennials and Gen Xers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
And Alonzo’s Anne and Zach Trent’s Skateboard Fenton, the young lovers swerving around parental obstacles, are a delightful throwback to those gaga California kids from the age of “Gidget.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I haven’t looked at this picture in almost twelve years: it’s a throwback to the worst day of my life.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
The increased interest in throwbacks is not a death-knell for new music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Or the yellow Formica kitchen, with its Pyrex hot plate, wall-mounted radio, original Eames barstools and drop-leaf dining table still intact — all charming throwbacks to a simpler time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
Her paintings contain visual throwbacks to the gilding and draperies of Renaissance paintings, yet also represent stars from films and pop culture.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
For more than 20 years, the channel has nurtured and promoted alternative music, introducing new fans to the scene and indulging old ones with iconic throwbacks.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
The apartment-house will probably prove stronger than these throwbacks.
From Your United States Impressions of a first visit by Arnold Bennett
