forget
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Maybe, he posits, we shouldn’t forget so easily.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
But, given the timing of the defeat, it has been easy to forget that Arteta's men had won every game prior to that this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
In it, she said she would “never forget the love” she once felt for Bryan and insisted that she had never been interested in his “lifestyle or money.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
It was a breakup date I’d never forget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
I reminded myself over and over that Mr. Haber intended to forget the incident and would never try anything like that again.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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There’s a great accidental gag in a cut bit from the original MTV pilot when a deputy pulls up to arrest Knoxville and forgets to put her car in park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
"The system forgets you; that is the beauty of it," says Anadol.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
I don’t know how somebody loses their way and forgets that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
He starts out holding me, but then he forgets I even there.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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Nor then forgat brave Sthenelus his charge Received from Diomede, but his own steeds Detaining distant from the boisterous war,370 Stretch'd tight the reins, and hook'd them fast behind.
From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by William Cowper
There I lay down and went to sleep before long, but deemed I heard no little talk going on betwixt Anna and the guest ere I forgat it all.
From The Sundering Flood by May Morris
But the blood cried against them from the ground, and the Gods forgat them not.
From Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred John Church
She sat her by the nut-browne bride, And her een they wer sae clear, Lord Thomas he clean forgat the bride, Whan Fair Annet drew near.
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick
But then ’gan he to talk of mine eyes, which he is ever a-praising, and after a while I forgat my disease.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt
Recently, he forgot where TCM was on his cable box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“One thing she never forgot was the cafe,” De Carmo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"I forgot to look down until I heard our baby's cry. I saw her face, gasping just as she did. Her eyes, wide and unfocused, taking in the light and shadow, blinking rapidly."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nonetheless, many have wondered why these people are not being investigated or prosecuted, and whether Massie forgot to name some other prominent people.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Torak forgot about the cold as he stumbled into the glare of the long-fire, and a buzz of voices like a hive of angry bees.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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The subject was largely forgotten as panelists spoke about how this energy shock will evolve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
We’ve forgotten how to squabble or storm in-person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
R.E.M. always had a sense of humor that felt like it got forgotten or overlooked once they were playing stadiums.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
This next example would be good for every 25-year-old to tape to his or her fridge so it’s not forgotten.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
I hadn’t forgotten the accusing look Miss Buckner had given me when she saw me with the petty cash—as if I had been doing something untoward, soliciting favors from Mr. Haber.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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"I am slowly forgetting all the tricks," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Americans forgo untold sums of money every year on what some might call a laziness tax, for oversights like failing to refinance their mortgage or incurring a late fee after forgetting to pay a bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
For those of us who were alive in 2001, forgetting the day itself is almost impossible.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“She knows she has it. She knows she’s forgetting things. And this trip was an opportunity to not let the Alzheimer’s matter anymore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Beowulf howled, forgetting his words for a moment.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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