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forgetful

[fer-get-fuhl] / fərˈgɛt fəl /


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"You remember her as the forgetful mother, right?" said Culkin.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

For the uninitiated, the forgetful or the significant others who will dutifully sit along and watch, here’s a primer to catch you up to speed:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

K Callan, the actor, is having a moment, showered with praise fo her turn as Ruth, the forgetful secretary to Matthew Rhys’ Mayor Tom Loftis, in Apple TV‘s hit horror quasi-comedy “Widow’s Bay.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

New York City earned the title of America's most forgetful city, while Sunday was crowned as the most forgetful day on the list.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

She rarely thought about her fiance, Esteban Trueba, not because she did not love him but because of her forgetful nature and because two years’ absence is a long time.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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