recollection
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The recollection of her first newscast that day is vivid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
New research suggests that this kind of recollection may involve more than the brain alone.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I'm saying that their recollection of the conversation is different from mine."
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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
There is reason to believe that recollection was an ex post facto elaboration; those on the scene recall a sensation more suggestive of relief and euphoria in the air.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
His recollections also reveal how physically demanding it was to resume work after losing an arm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
While there have been multiple histories written about the Bush administration, including a good one by the aforementioned Mr. Baker, they didn’t benefit from these oral recollections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
What are very real, in both shows, are the recollections of those who managed to stay alive and the instances of blind luck that made it possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Every time England meet Norway, Lillelien will be remembered with affection by everyone except those who still have to suffer those painful recollections.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I had nothing to say to these words: they were not new to me: my very first recollections of existence included hints of the same kind.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing recollection
The Cay
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The Things They Carried
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Farewell to Manzanar
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