harken
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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“But I would harken back to something that David Ellison said recently, which was content investment was mission critical to the future of this company.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
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
And if she violates the terms of her probation, “I will harken back to my original gut response as to how to address sentencing,” Kerns warned.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
So when shoo’d spokken what shoo thowt, An’ tell’d me what to do, I ax’d her if shoo’d harken me, Wal I just said a word or two.
From Revised Edition of Poems by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
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