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amnesia

[am-nee-zhuh] / æmˈni ʒə /
NOUN
memory loss
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Her detective, the Victorian policeman William Monk, suffers from amnesia, and sometimes wonders exactly who he is.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

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

Months ago, before Percy got amnesia, they’d had dinner in Paris one night, compliments of Hermes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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