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recollection

[rek-uh-lek-shuhn] / ˌrɛk əˈlɛk ʃən /
NOUN
remembrance
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Their sights seem to be set on perjury, seeking desperately to find inconsistencies in Smith’s recollection of his criminal investigations.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

“But from my recollection, we generally sit somewhere between the mid-50s to maybe the low 60s,” Lewis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

New research suggests that this kind of recollection may involve more than the brain alone.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

His next recollection was being in the Grange Hospital, Cwmbran, with cuts and bruising to his face, undergoing scans and other tests with no recollection of what had happened.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Under Pendleton’s prodding, Hamilton agreed to a statement disclaiming any recollection of the conversation as recounted by Cooper.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

We all know recollections may vary, but if he made a fuss about his generosity and happiness for you at your wedding, there will be enough witnesses to attest to the nature of the transaction.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

In addition, dietary information came from participants' own recollections of what they had eaten and drunk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Then came an outpouring of recollections, anecdotes and tributes, from all corners of the internet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The book’s final chapter mingles recollections of past activist gatherings with advice to others on organizing gatherings of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

They turned the house upside down, taking virtually every piece of paper they could find, including the transcripts I had recently been making of my mother’s recollections of family history and tribal fables.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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