flashback
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FX released on Tuesday a surprise flashback episode of ‘The Bear,’ written by Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who star as cousins Mikey and Richie on a road trip to Gary, Ind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Mr. Mezrich tells the story of the rise of Chess.com, and of Mr. Carlsen’s and Mr. Niemann’s careers, in flashback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Plus: A flashback to the Dow’s 3000 milestone, 35 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Or was it a flashback to his old self?
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
I'd coached my students through half a dozen episodes, giving them background information and explaining that missing children do not just march through the door ten minutes after the critical delivery flashback.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Henrietta can experience a sense of "despair and distress" during her luteal phase, including feeling as though she is useless or having "intense flashbacks to embarrassing or upsetting experiences".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Best and Last’s” flashbacks are a walloping reminder that Knoxville is inimitable: a telegenic and extroverted entertainer with a charisma he wields like a skunk aims its stink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“I would have random flashbacks and panic attacks from anything,” he told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“If you talk to old-timers who fought this thing in the ’50s and ’60s, they talk about it like it was Vietnam: They are having flashbacks to confronting this horror.”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
A nice smooth glide—no flashbacks or midnight sweats.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Vocabulary lists containing flashback
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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