reminiscence
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One of her most moving chapters describes how people with Alzheimer’s gain temporary access to memories of who they are when they hear songs from their own reminiscence bumps.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"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
“I don’t want to stand here five years from now and reminiscence about an industry that has left us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
“We were eating leather from the seats and bows of saddles,’’ rims one all-too-typical reminiscence.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing reminiscence
Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" (1849)
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"Civil Disobedience," Vocabulary from the essay
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Civil Disobedience
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