amnesia
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Transient global amnesia is a sudden, temporary interruption of short-term memory.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Another generation called that the “greater fool theory,” but rising equity prices also power an amnesia machine.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
A World War I soldier with post-traumatic amnesia is identified as the missing husband of a Belgian woman in this intimate epic by the Dutch novelist Anjet Daanje.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
After a visit with a neurologist, the actor said he learned he had a condition called transient global amnesia.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Her burns healed quickly but she exhibited selective amnesia regarding the events of the previous summer.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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