déjà vu

Example Sentences

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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

It could be déjà vu this earnings season.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 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

He too had felt that ascending chill of déjà vu as he read the opening salvos of Mendel’s paper.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee