flashback
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"Miranda is a good detective," noted James A in a flashback to the turret talk from the night before.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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
"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
“If a flashback like that happens when you’re in combat—” “I know,” she said.
From "The Son of Neptune" 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
Unfortunately, the play is fundamentally modest and even intimate, essentially a courtroom procedural interspersed with flashbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
I was afraid to tell them about the flashbacks.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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