recollection

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Later that month, the anonymous accuser, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, acknowledged there were several inconsistencies in her recollection of the alleged assault but stood firmly behind her accusations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

She had told the court behind closed doors she had no recollection of what happened.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Lord Mandelson said he had no record or recollection of receiving the sums and did not know whether the documents were authentic.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

During the Jewish diaspora, special volumes were created to preserve the recollection of towns and villages that had been erased in the Holocaust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

I had a vague recollection of seeing him at Sunday school once or twice before, but he wasn’t a regular like me.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine