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harken

[hahr-kuhn] / ˈhɑr kən /


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Cinematographer Eric K. Yue also employs pans and zooms that harken back to the New Hollywood films of the 1970s, placing this film in a long lineage of gritty New York City indie filmmaking.

From Los Angeles Times

Renovations and renaming harken back to Binion’s Horseshoe, a hotel and gambling hall in downtown’s “Glitter Gulch” where the World Series of Poker began.

From Seattle Times

Japan’s uniforms harken back to those worn by the Japanese team at the opening ceremony of the last Olympics to be held in Tokyo, in 1964.

From Seattle Times

The allegation harkens back to the debunked “Sharpiegate” conspiracy theory that arose in the days after the election.

From Seattle Times

The allegation harkens back to the “Sharpiegate” conspiracy theory that arose in the days after the election.

From Seattle Times