amnesia
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Desperate to escape the confinement of her home life, Dilara becomes drawn to these women, and “The Renovation” delves further into the themes of emigration, amnesia and incarceration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Transient global amnesia is a sudden, temporary interruption of short-term memory.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
For me, these bits and pieces of one man’s story connect to the longer and more tragic tale of the American-Afghan century, now erased in near-total amnesia.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
Another generation called that the “greater fool theory,” but rising equity prices also power an amnesia machine.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
“Are you telling me you’ve had amnesia? You know, I might actually believe you. Why else would you be stupid enough to come here?”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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