flashback
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"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
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
Harris introduces us to the girls in a sepia flashback, their small bodies clad in matching dresses, one head resting on the other’s shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
"I thought it would be interesting to take two broken men in adult life and flashback to their childhood to see what made them the way they are."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
“What kind of stupid thing—?” Then he realized why Frank was so angry: the flashback.
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
“The Spirits” takes place across one intense evening, with flashbacks to events that won’t leave the characters in peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He’s so instantly believable that the movie doesn’t need its traumatic flashbacks to their childhood that distract more than deepen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The flashbacks come daily, to the point that he has needed to see a therapist.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
My mind graces me with flashbacks of the woman, with eyes as orange as the Halloween pumpkins Autumn already had out on the porch.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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