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reminiscence

[rem-uh-nis-uhns] / ˌrɛm əˈnɪs əns /


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It was the director’s first DGA win after two prior nominations, in 2008 for “There Will Be Blood” and in 2022 for his San Fernando Valley reminiscence “Licorice Pizza.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 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

Except this isn’t a reminiscence about Dombrowski’s legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

“We were eating leather from the seats and bows of saddles,’’ rims one all-too-typical reminiscence.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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