recollection
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But in his recollection, he observed that Martin’s son was not as critically ill as he’d been led to believe.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Livesey said he had "no recollection" of putting a woman on the phone to speak to Sullivan as Florence described and that it had not been part of his role to introduce anyone to him.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Winning the Oscar for “The Accidental Tourist” was a more pleasant recollection for Davis, although she was thrown by a bizarre incident as she was relaxing a few hours before the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“Oh, yes, the boring religious one,” a friend said with something of a sigh, asked if she had any better recollection than I about Mary Bennet, the middle child in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Looking back on it, it was the one memory of his youth he remembered above all others, although he wasn’t even sure if his father had any recollection of it at all.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing recollection
The Cay
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Farewell to Manzanar
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