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reminiscence

[rem-uh-nis-uhns] / ˌrɛm əˈnɪs əns /


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"At Walpole we spend our lives preserving the past for the education and enjoyment for the next generations and reminiscence for those of us who lived it," she added.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

“The combined drop in the dollar, equities and Treasuries was a reminiscence of the ‘sell America’ days of last spring,” said Pesole at ING.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

The mood you were in at the time of reminiscence left emotional fingerprints on the memory, as neurons activated by your mental environment synced up with those activated by the recollection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

The reminiscence we now know as a holiday classic began as two projects, a 1945 BBC broadcast and a 1947 magazine article.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

Recognition and reminiscence imply that our present and future experiences are just like our past experiences; discovery implies that we can experience something that no one has ever experienced before.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“Every time we text about our teenage years, I’m amazed we survived,” someone else wrote, kicking off a flurry of reminiscences about our misadventures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

She reminiscences about her friend Klara, whom she’d grown close to and says “propelled me as a writer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

The concert will feature readings, reminiscences and music from performers such as Samantha Barks and Toploader, plus a nostalgic revival of the BBC wartime comedy Dad's Army.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025

But it was a bit nerve-racking initially, given that “halting reminiscences about the 1940s” are exactly the kind of thing Joe probably does not want voters associating with him at the moment.

From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024

The loss was at times, particularly in reminiscences that for some reason came strongest at twilight, as stunning as it was the day she died.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin


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