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flashbacks

  • plural
    of flashback.
    flashback
    noun
    a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.

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It also draws flashbacks to August 2024, when Intel’s shares shed 26% in a single day after it suspended its dividend and began a massive cost-cutting program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

But after Gouken’s tragic murder — the particulars will eventually be revealed in flashbacks — Ken and Ryu went their separate ways, Ken never forgiving Ryu for failing to save Gouken’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He still had flashbacks about incidents in his childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The flashbacks come daily, to the point that he has needed to see a therapist.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Seven rubbed her scalp, war flashbacks of Beefy pulling on her curly hair coming back to her.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega