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recollection

[rek-uh-lek-shuhn] / ˌrɛk əˈlɛk ʃən /
NOUN
remembrance
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But in his recollection, he observed that Martin’s son was not as critically ill as he’d been led to believe.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Add to this the recollection of that magical moment when the cult members realized they were in a cult.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Winning the Oscar for “The Accidental Tourist” was a more pleasant recollection for Davis, although she was thrown by a bizarre incident as she was relaxing a few hours before the ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

“Even in Argentina there, my recollection is there have been about three superspreader events,” said Gregory Mertz, an infectious-disease doctor at the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center who studies the hantavirus.

From MarketWatch May 5, 2026

Teen-agers sneaked into the Elmira Theater in the afternoon and let Tex Ritter free them from the recollection of their fathers’ shoes, yawning in impotence under the bed.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

There is a marked difference in conversations with colleagues whose recollections are based on his time in Westminster, or Burnham 2.0 in the North West of England.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

While he had no recollections of her, and said his adopted parents had been "brilliant", Barker felt robbed of memories of his biological mother.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

In spite of their initial resistance, Didion’s writing pulls buried recollections to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

Some celebrations bring a fresh perspective to our recollections.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

I had noticed this from the members of my own family: We were in the same massacre, but we sometimes had different recollections.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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