recall
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A man who lived in the neighborhood, Sean Stanek, would recall a pale, “whacked-out” Blake pounding on his door and screaming, “You’ve gotta help me!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
I recall seeing the passion and enthusiasm in his eyes and hoping that I would always retain the same love for the game of football, thankfully I have.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The group continues to face legal proceedings following a recall, initiated in 2021, of its DreamStation sleep apnoea devices, found to stop working intermittently.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Health officials raced to clarify Monday that strong epidemiological evidence continued to point to Taylor Farms as the source of the outbreak, and that the company’s recall remained in effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
British soldiers would recall these schoolboy recruits advancing arm in arm, wearing their fraternity caps, carrying flowers, and singing as they came.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
“I was,” she recalls, an “attention-hungry kid who wanted her father’s love, and I couldn’t rest until I had it. And I would never have it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Let’s all go into your studio with nothing,” McCreary recalls telling the irrepressible percussionist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The U.S. government’s push for a foothold for American drone technology on Everest recalls the history of geopolitical jostling in the Himalayan region during the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Adrian recalls a snafu from the Munich Film Festival, but can’t quite remember the details.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
“That bicycle got us as far as Suwon, where we found my gomo,” Grandma recalls.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
In a 2005 interview, he recalled needing an envelope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“To exist is beyond rationality,” Bayouth recalled one saying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
It would become the first piece of art in the customer’s new home, Bayouth recalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
They were contained in a white china urn with a teddy bear embossed on it, Ness recalled.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
And Dr. Michael Burry was dumbstruck: He recalled Asperger’s from med school, but vaguely.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Taylor Farms is recalling iceberg lettuce that was grown in central Mexico after reports that lettuce may be the cause of the multistate cyclospora outbreak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
She laughed recalling how Hamawy returned to Gaza on another medical mission after all of her efforts to help get him out.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Cartwright also said she would be recalling a number of witnesses, including Basu and team physio Francesca Carr.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Many argue from memory, recalling their students’ skills before the tests were eliminated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
She racked her brain, recalling her school lessons.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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