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recall

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






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The researchers also note that food frequency questionnaires rely on participants accurately remembering what they ate, which can introduce recall bias.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Newman said that slotting the lieutenant governor into the role of governor in the event of a recall would follow a precedent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Smith, as you might expect, was confused by this line of questioning, stammering that he didn’t recall attending any Hawks games.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

So Tuchel's decision to recall Alexander-Arnold for this four-game Nations League camp came as a surprise, so emphatically had he been marginalised by England.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Most are new faces, but some I recall from the exhibit at the museum.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Both then working at Chinese search giant Baidu, he recalls an application from a physicist and biologist with no engineering or AI background.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Those recalls were slightly lower than the previous three-month period.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I was traveling home by train," recalls Passaleva, "and all of a sudden I was rushing against time to commandeer one of the largest telescopes in the world from my laptop."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The whole time she was, ‘Mija, this is good,’ ” Navarrette recalls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

But in the summer of ’46, my father recalls, Rajesh had begun to behave oddly, as if a wire had been tripped in his brain.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Whoever she voted for, whatever their party affiliation, she felt it would not make a difference, Brooks recalled.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Backshall recalled it as a "crazy version" of the TV sitcom The Good Life.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“He wanted to live, he didn’t want to die,” recalled Musaev.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Former state Sen. Josh Newman, who was recalled in 2018 and later reelected to office, co-authored the measure that made it to the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He recalled Mrs. Jefferson reading aloud from a “cookery book” to his mother, giving instructions on how to make cakes and tarts.

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

The legendary former Manchester United boss is recalling the day he returned to Old Trafford for the first time after suffering a brain haemorrhage in May 2018.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

England head coach Thomas Tuchel says "the door is always open" after recalling Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer to his first squad since the World Cup - but has warned players they have to "perform".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“When she left our office, we looked at each other and said, ‘Well, whatever we do, we want to do it with her,’” said Koppelman, recalling their meeting from two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But honor the dead as well by recalling the horror of that day and resolving to do what is needed so it doesn’t happen again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“This girl is very nice-looking,” Krum said, recalling Harry to his surroundings.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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