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Indisputably, there are signs—some of which hark back to the dot-com era—that it is.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

There are passages for unaccompanied chorus that hark back to church music of the Renaissance and moments that seem like Dada before its time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Like is fellow crew, his words hark back to a bygone space age, and the words of then President John F. Kennedey in 1962:

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

The 11 songs on the album bridge storytelling with classic country and folk sounds that hark back to the ‘70s, a la songs like the Eagles’ “Wasted Time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Sometimes in public, hearing a stranger, I’d hark back to my past.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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