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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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When Seen Aromi's memoir documenting the joys of singlehood hit the shelves in early 2024, it became an instant bestseller.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

A policy argument has a limited shelf life; a devotional or memoir can sell indefinitely.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Later exposed as a total fabrication, the revelation did little to hurt sales of her memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

He later recalled in his memoir that he had written the song as an undergraduate, adding that when the film eventually appeared, "my record received an artificial boost on the 'pop' market".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Published in London in 1789, his memoir told of being captured, carried across the ocean to Barbados, and sold to a merchant sea captain.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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