harken
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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So maybe you draw a line to my kind of modal baselines that kind of harken back to “A Love Supreme.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
The planned horror movie could harken back to the Coens’ 1984 debut, “Blood Simple.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
At well over three hours long, the shows harken back to the days when big-budget Hollywood films trusted that audiences could sit still for more than 110 minutes.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023
Along the way, they learn the language, rites, and beliefs of the “craft,” engaging in rituals that harken to Biblical beliefs .
From National Geographic • Sep. 19, 2023
Helper of the helpless, harken To our pleas when shadows darken; Shield us from the beasts of prey.
From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)
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