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recall

[ri-kawl, ri-kawl, ree-kawl, ree-kawl] / rɪˈkɔl, rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl, ˈri kɔl /






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When the Iqaluit shoot finally began this March, Lambe and the creators recall, the temperature was also 20 C colder than in Season 1 — a jarring drop even by Arctic standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

But recall that during the “great resignation,” a lot of quitters weren’t leaving for different jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Remembering personal experiences like these depends on episodic memory, which allows us to recall events from our lives.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Amazon has since issued recall notices for the products Watchdog identified as being unsafe.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

I couldn’t recall what mine had once sounded like.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The Cybertruck failed to catch on with car buyers due to high prices and some notable recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Those reported orders never materialized for several reasons, including a number of high-profile recalls and a much higher price tag than expected.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

"I set the world record for working for this person. No-one had ever lasted three months with her before," he recalls.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“I didn’t know if I could, but I wanted to be in the conversation for it if possible,” he recalls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

But he was ushered home to bed after only a few hours, consoled with promises that he could go back the next weekend, though he anxiously recalls how quickly it disappeared before.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

He recalled last attending church at 15, with his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

In March 2025, Tesla recalled over 46,000 of the vehicles because of concerns that the car’s trim could become dislodged.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

"You know sometimes things don't work entirely according to plan, but it was very quickly resolved, and as we saw, he was laughing… he thought it was genuinely funny," the royal aide recalled.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Deborah Amos, a former Middle East reporter for NPR and ABC, recalled in a recent Substack that a similar coalition took power once before.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

I recalled from my music research that enjoyable music stimulates the production of the hormone serotonin, which makes us feel joy and elevates our moods by altering our brain waves.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

California’s rules for recalling politicians date to the Progressive era and were seen at the time as a way to give more power to voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

He didn’t specify how many units are affected, and says Apple isn’t recalling the product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"I would be such a grump," says Caitlin Andrew, recalling her teenage self on walks with her parents.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

"There was no Afrobeats on the airwaves," he laughs, recalling his early years in the country, when he says Caribbean reggae, dancehall and soca were more prominent in the musical landscape he encountered.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“There is an old uranium mine near here. Church Rock Mine,” Nathan said, recalling his research for his science project.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young


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