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And, interestingly enough, one of the most important projects harkens back to Cohn and McCarthy's government purge in the 1950s.

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No wonder the figure’s three-quarter view cemented the standard for European portraiture for centuries, replacing frontal or, more often, profile poses that harkened back to classical Greece and Rome.

While some Black Americans used the word “feudal,” others used related terms harkening back to the medieval world, including “vassalage,” “serfdom” and “Dark Age.”

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Wearing an all-black outfit and matching mask, this look harkens back to the avant-garde Gaga most people may be familiar with.

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Now, Alejandro is heading out on tour next month to introduce a new generation to a genre of music that harkens to Mexican love songs from a bygone era.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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