recall
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Gonyea said she doesn’t recall posting any agent’s address and can’t find evidence of the alleged post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Wooden panels carved by the Indonesian Mentawai people in the first half of the 20th century are animated by playful monkeys that recall the dreamy animals of Henri Rousseau.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A man who lived in the neighborhood, Sean Stanek, would recall a pale, “whacked-out” Blake pounding on his door and screaming, “You’ve gotta help me!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
When we parked up, I recall Wembley being besieged by ticket touts who were looking to sell.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But long enough to recall that I’d spent the whole of my life keeping my distance from humans.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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"I was saying to all the players, 'Keep calm, don't act like we're too excited to be here'," Coleman recalls.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Overnight, our local social media platforms went from people seeking lost cats to the most vitriolic, horrible things," recalls Anita.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Its detached, dispassionate approach vaguely recalls the work of another Kurosawa: Akira, who turned 75 shortly before releasing his late-career stunner “Ran.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Scientists can observe which parts of the brain become active when a person sees an object, feels pain, recalls a memory, or makes a decision.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Enrique recalls that when he visited Gloria’s house, the children there were dirty.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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That property was an “easy yes” investment, Tom Peck, the students’ faculty adviser, recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ahead of Sunday's closing ceremony - which featured a dazzling fireworks display over the River Clyde - Phil Batty recalled how Glasgow stepped up when the original hosts pulled out.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“I said, ‘I think this is a scam,’” Spencer recalled, remembering how her client had planned to move into the home herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Maybe I’m just being a worrywart and overthinking it,” Yeager recalled telling herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
How well we recalled Lord Peter’s bow, past us to the Duchess.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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Once money is sent, “there’s just nothing I can do to help them,” Spencer said, recalling a time something similar happened to one of her clients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The following day, Taylor Farms said it was voluntarily recalling all of its iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Taylor Farms is recalling iceberg lettuce that was grown in central Mexico after reports that lettuce may be the cause of the multistate cyclospora outbreak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
She laughed recalling how Hamawy returned to Gaza on another medical mission after all of her efforts to help get him out.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
He had risen early, breakfasted almost alone, and had spent the morning going over the notes of the case that was recalling him to London.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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