forgetful

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Instagram and Snapchat were just two of the many platforms that had pledged to help forgetful, regretful netizens save their nominally temporary posts as long-lasting memories.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

Many women talk about having "pregnancy brain" or "baby brain", to describe feeling forgetful, absent-minded or having brain fog.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

Doubt is fussy and forgetful, whereas certainty strides around, all action and achievement.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Professor Margaret Gatz, an Alzheimer’s researcher who’s been at USC since 1979, said she objected to the special counsel calling Biden elderly and forgetful, as if the one guarantees the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024

“But forgetful as you may be, you’re welcome here as an old friend.”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin