forget
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How long should you set it and forget it when it comes to your retirement plan?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
But never forget: the soundtrack is playing a deceitful game of its own.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“When you’ve already surrounded yourself with queer circles that seem so safe, it’s often easy to forget many of the realities you experienced before,” Guitarrica says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
And don’t forget: Lucas won the Nobel in 1995.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
After I married, Dr. Kane would not let me refer to my old life—he wanted me to forget it.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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That is, until Tom forgets his jacket inside the bookstore.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
No matter how big he becomes, he never forgets where he came from.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
"The system forgets you; that is the beauty of it," says Anadol.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
I don’t know how somebody loses their way and forgets that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
I say out loud as my Noise forgets itself and all there is in the universe is my legs moving.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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Kate forgat her leg, and Jack his mowes, and all we, stag and hunters alike, ran to the gallery window for to gaze.
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
Truly, I forgat the same at that time; and now I have not the money to mine hand.
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
She well-nigh forgat that God might have some better thing in store for her, to the which He was leading her all the time, along this weary road.
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt
Then by her kisses did she know he frowned, But close about him her fair arms she wound, Until for happiness he 'gan to smile, And in those arms forgat all else awhile.
From The Earthly Paradise A Poem by William Morris
But both pope & prince forgat in the meane while, that Boni pastoris est tondere pecus non excoriare.
From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First by Raphael Holinshed
“One thing she never forgot was the cafe,” De Carmo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
‘Everybody forgot about them for 20 years. And now suddenly they’re important again.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"I forgot to look down until I heard our baby's cry. I saw her face, gasping just as she did. Her eyes, wide and unfocused, taking in the light and shadow, blinking rapidly."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rolison’s case is one of inertia; he most likely forgot about his beneficiary designation entirely.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
My mind was a million miles away when suddenly my aunt said, “Eben McAllister, you’ve had your nose in that book so long, I forgot what you look like! Wakeup and see the world.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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Her podcast “You Must Remember This,” about “the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century,” has spent 21 seasons diving into the intricacies of the movie industry, from lauded stars to undersung production designers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Together with later discoveries from the same region, the ancient snake is helping scientists reconstruct a largely forgotten world in which massive serpents occupied the tropical landscapes of India.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Welsh government is reminding people that the RSV vaccine is separate from the flu vaccine and should not be forgotten.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The subject was largely forgotten as panelists spoke about how this energy shock will evolve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
There’d be some place I’d forgotten that would clearly have a Wonder or two sitting around collecting dust.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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"I am slowly forgetting all the tricks," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
—Southwest pilot and pilot podcast host Max Palmer, on wealthy pilots who splurge on boats, cars and planes, forgetting about past layoffs and industry crises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Mr. Wade’s tour of folk music is designed to keep us from forgetting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Whereas the poem ends with order restored, the film leaves history caught in an endless cycle of collapse, rebirth and forgetting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
I asked, forgetting that Papá did not like us to question him.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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