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flashback

[flash-bak] / ˈflæʃˌbæk /


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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

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

He pitched the opening sequence — a flashback showing Kayce in the battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

I have a flashback to the last time I went snooping where I didn’t belong, and for a heartbeat I wonder if maybe I should’ve learned my lesson.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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