recollection
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While she recognised Nic and Beatrice, she thought her brother Sam was her uncle, and had no recollection of her beloved dog Raj, who died just before Christmas.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
It’s bathed in sunlight that only occasionally shines on an ephemeral memory, revealing that the recollection is laced with as much honest love as regret.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Winning the Oscar for “The Accidental Tourist” was a more pleasant recollection for Davis, although she was thrown by a bizarre incident as she was relaxing a few hours before the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“Oh, yes, the boring religious one,” a friend said with something of a sigh, asked if she had any better recollection than I about Mary Bennet, the middle child in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Her recollection of the previous night wasn’t good, it felt more like a fever dream in hindsight, but there was one thing...
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing recollection
The Cay
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The Things They Carried
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Farewell to Manzanar
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