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amnesia

[am-nee-zhuh] / æmˈni ʒə /
NOUN
memory loss
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Taken together, my trip recollections probably qualify me as living proof of Elliott’s traveler’s amnesia theory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Just don’t mistake the current rally for a case of total investor amnesia.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

He claimed at the tribunal in August that he had suffered from anxiety and depression, while a union representative said he "had suffered from a recognised condition that day, known as transient global amnesia".

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

A World War I soldier with post-traumatic amnesia is identified as the missing husband of a Belgian woman in this intimate epic by the Dutch novelist Anjet Daanje.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

If I Google traumatic brain injury, most websites tell me selective amnesia is a consequence.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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