recall
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Many decades later I can still recall how that introduction made me feel.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Xiaomi, XPeng and Geely will also recall a total of more than 750,000 vehicles.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I can vividly recall the haunting aftertaste, the glorious specificity of the experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
We sat and talked for a long time, and I wish I could tell you what she said, but all I can recall thinking, the whole time, was: This is Dolly Parton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“If I recall, I told you to research it for me. In the role of an editorial assistant.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
"I jumped from my chair when I saw the processed images," recalls Montargès.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The strategy recalls the successful legal approach states took to rein in tobacco companies over health issues linked to cigarettes.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Their semi-fantastical style almost recalls the works of Thomas Kinkade.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“It was a very brief conversation,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Virginia Demos, who teaches psychology at Harvard, recalls having long conversations with Tomkins during the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
“I heard this almost war cry,” the San Francisco founder recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
To be removed from the office, he said, Curtis would have to be recalled by voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"It was just being a handful of people, and it was complete chaos," Curlee recalled of those initial months.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Manager Erica Gilson recalled feeling "hugely proud" to work on Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which included scenes at Shire Hall in Chelmsford.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In his mind, he recalled his mom’s smile, and his father sitting next to her, his hand on her shoulder, looking down at him as well.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Beginning on Monday, Geely is recalling around 92,000 cars from its luxury brand Zeekr.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
But perhaps the most pervasive problem is the speed at which people fly down the road, he said, recalling trucks racing each other and kids doing wheelies on dirt bikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Reported talk of sailors debating whether to jump off the ship is overblown, he contends, recalling jokes that were made during his time on an aircraft carrier.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Physiological reactions to memories of criticism decreased, indicating that recalling distressing experiences no longer triggered the same level of intense stress.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Yes,” she said foggily, barely recalling it, the last inkfish.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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