déjà vu

Example Sentences

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“Massive déjà vu here from 1990s—but it actually could be just beginning for Cisco as their investments in silicon and optics pay off,” Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes wrote in a note late Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The fact that the outbreak was on a cruise ship, one of the first places COVID-19 started to spread back in early 2020, is giving tons of people déjà vu.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

“We had an overwhelming sense of déjà vu on opening Allianz’s FY 2025 results,” analysts Philip Kett and Derald Goh write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Plaid Cymru's Westminster Leader, Liz Saville Roberts, said the announcement would "feel like déjà vu to many people in Wales", saying the new stations had already been announced in last year's Spending Review.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Reading the paper, he must have felt that inescapable chill of déjà vu running through his spine: the “certain Mendel” had certainly preempted de Vries by more than three decades.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee