forgetfulness
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The ability to conduct coherent, long-term strategic campaigns is hampered by the American public’s short attention span and forgetfulness of history’s lessons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
While occasional forgetfulness can be a normal part of aging, dementia involves cognitive difficulties severe enough to disrupt daily life.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
The purpose is to have somebody to call in case the financial representative senses something amiss: unusual withdrawals, missed payments, confusion, forgetfulness or other signs of cognitive decline.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
In a personal statement, he described the attack as "extremely aggressive and shocking" and said he had suffered from increased forgetfulness ever since.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
There was peace nowhere, and healing nowhere, and forgetfulness nowhere.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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