recollected

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One of them recollected with wonder the way music was “visible throughout his entire body.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The couple married in 1959 — Nancy, she later recollected, took three days to say yes after he proposed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2024

And even if it is recollected, mechanical recycling struggles with mixed waste streams.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2023

Discussing his time at school, Spielberg said his "only ticket" to popularity was making small movies and recollected getting the captain of the football team to dedicate a whole Saturday to star in a film.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2022

My nose and mouth recollected Momma’s, but the set of the eyes, those came from Poppa.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson