flashback
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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
Glimpsed in “Alien: Earth’s” first episode, the Maginot had to be fully fitted out for Episode 5’s flashback to the onboard horror that preceded the crash-landing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 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
The Bannau Brycheiniog provided the backdrop for a Chinese village in a flashback scene, something du Preez called "challenging" due to the show's budget.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
It came to me in a giddy flashback to the day of The Incident.
From "Ungifted" 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
The judge said they now suffered from anxiety, fear and flashbacks and had problems with trust and a sense of safety.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
When I get these flashbacks, I feel like someone scooped my soul out and trampled it on the dirty ground.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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