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flashback

[flash-bak] / ˈflæʃˌbæk /


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This unexpected request prompts a flashback to Graham’s military posting in postwar Austria, which comprises the heart of the novel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A flashback to Supergirl’s first touchdown on Earth has the awkwardness of a study-abroad student realizing she doesn’t like her host country at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

In the flashback to the car accident, Eddie tries to distract Daphne with a story about a girl and a horse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Or was it a flashback to his old self?

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

I have a giddy flashback to the very first paper-chaining day in the art room.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Manning still has flashbacks — now, compounded by fear that the next evacuation could be complicated by heavy truck traffic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

At around age 19 or 20, he began having regular night terrors and daily flashbacks to “horrific, nightmarish things.”

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“People get flashbacks when they see what’s happening in Ukraine,” Orr, 45, said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Now, almost six years later, I still have flashbacks," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

It’s in the same basement as my quinceañera, and when we walk down the stairs, I get flashbacks of that horrible night.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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