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memory

[mem-uh-ree] / ˈmɛm ə ri /




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When scientists chemically reduced this sugar-tagging activity, memory performance improved.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Trucking executives are calling an end to one of the longest freight downturns in carriers’ memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

We are going to a World Cup which is probably the most open in living memory, because of the quality on offer, and we have a team now that dominates the ball.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Without a break, Dudamel began Estévez’s complex cantata, which he conducted from memory, with a searing fury that did not let up for 35 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Auntie North snapped her fingers like she was trying to bring a memory forward.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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