as in to remember
to bring back to mind
an elderly man who liked to hearken back to "the good old days"
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Peter Shilton has been the clubhouse leader here for as long as anyone would care to remember.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 June 2025 -
The couple's friends also remembered them as high achievers who were active in their local religious community while speaking to Leicestershire Live and the BBC.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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Krueger recalls a client missing tax-free QSBS treatment by only six months due to the timing of an acquisition.—
Kristin McKenna,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Loew was made the mark in a kind of confidence game, Schulberg recalls, with Thalberg and Mayer putting on a show of activity at the failing Louis B. Mayer Productions that nonetheless impressed the Hollywood innocent.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Hearken back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearken%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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