flashback
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The children appear in a series of charming flashback scenes woven into this romantic drama from Lebanon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
We talked earlier about the flashback and what we learn about how Daisy found herself in Gilead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
“If a flashback like that happens when you’re in combat—” “I know,” she said.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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“People get flashbacks when they see what’s happening in Ukraine,” Orr, 45, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Now, almost six years later, I still have flashbacks," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I would have random flashbacks and panic attacks from anything,” he told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“If you talk to old-timers who fought this thing in the ’50s and ’60s, they talk about it like it was Vietnam: They are having flashbacks to confronting this horror.”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Here’s the thing about flashbacks: They don’t give warnings.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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