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
Today's funeral for former President Jimmy Carter follows nearly two weeks of reminiscence about the legacy of the Georgia Democrat who held the White House for one term in the late '70s.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
The evening arrival at the great town of —— scattered these thoughts; night gave them quite another turn: laid down on my traveller’s bed, I left reminiscence for anticipation.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Decades later she contributed to “Whites Remember Jim Crow,” a collection of reminiscences that accompanied a 2001 American RadioWorks documentary about racism in the segregated South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She reminiscences about her friend Klara, whom she’d grown close to and says “propelled me as a writer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
The concert will feature readings, reminiscences and music from performers such as Samantha Barks and Toploader, plus a nostalgic revival of the BBC wartime comedy Dad's Army.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
But it was a bit nerve-racking initially, given that “halting reminiscences about the 1940s” are exactly the kind of thing Joe probably does not want voters associating with him at the moment.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024
The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the chief topic of conversation; and the older folk suddenly found their reminiscences in welcome demand.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing reminiscence
Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" (1849)
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Civil Disobedience
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