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flashback

[flash-bak] / ˈflæʃˌbæk /


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Rosy and Doryan’s first meeting, with her comforting him as he is in the throes of a war flashback, has a desperate intensity; later, their forest love scene has a peaceable beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Miranda is a good detective," noted James A in a flashback to the turret talk from the night before.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"That's our biggest threat," explained Jama, in a flashback from the previous night's scenes in the traitors turret.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But his voice tyrannically resounds with sadistic orders and conservative cultural commentary during the second-act flashback scene, in which a fateful day on the set of the show changes the lives of Ronika and Blair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

When Leo woke, he wondered if he was a ghost in another flashback, because he was floating weightlessly.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

It also draws flashbacks to August 2024, when Intel’s shares shed 26% in a single day after it suspended its dividend and began a massive cost-cutting program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Mr. Lee takes us viscerally back to that strike through flashbacks and news videos, and before the police invade we sense its atmosphere of hopeful possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The flashbacks are rendered in dynamic hand-drawn animation that harkens back to 1990s Japanese anime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The flashbacks come daily, to the point that he has needed to see a therapist.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

I remember moving out there in flashbacks, snippets, driving to a place I’d never seen, seeing people I’d never seen.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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