- past participle of forget.
forgotten
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Early on, after Jeanie has forgotten to pick her up from school and Delia flounces upstairs, a guilty Jeanie begs Delia to come down and talk rather than bicker by text.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Together with later discoveries from the same region, the ancient snake is helping scientists reconstruct a largely forgotten world in which massive serpents occupied the tropical landscapes of India.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
History will deem Field a footnote, while Adelaide will be altogether forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
After more than two centuries of astonishing American growth, this mostly forgotten act completed the nation’s current borders.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
I’d conveniently forgotten what I’d said to her back on the dock.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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