reminiscence
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That’s because the years from adolescence into early adulthood form what memory researchers call the reminiscence bump, when we forge our strongest musical memories.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"At Walpole we spend our lives preserving the past for the education and enjoyment for the next generations and reminiscence for those of us who lived it," she added.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
“The combined drop in the dollar, equities and Treasuries was a reminiscence of the ‘sell America’ days of last spring,” said Pesole at ING.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
“I don’t want to stand here five years from now and reminiscence about an industry that has left us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
Recognition and reminiscence imply that our present and future experiences are just like our past experiences; discovery implies that we can experience something that no one has ever experienced before.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing reminiscence
Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" (1849)
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"Civil Disobedience," Vocabulary from the essay
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Civil Disobedience
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