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amnesia

[am-nee-zhuh] / æmˈni ʒə /
NOUN
memory loss
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Recency bias typically comes with a dash of amnesia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 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

Some "suffer strokes upon hearing the news, others experience insomnia and amnesia", he told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

For me, these bits and pieces of one man’s story connect to the longer and more tragic tale of the American-Afghan century, now erased in near-total amnesia.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

“Hey, does your amnesia have something to do with your silly disguises?”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart