forget
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But, he adds, people often forget that this apparently low figure is a “real” yield, meaning it comes on top of any inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The white gloves are an obvious tell, even before you even get to early film shorts that the House of Mouse would rather you forget or overlook altogether.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It was something my family, my grandchildren, my children will never forget," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Software stocks and loans have started to find their footing in July, suggesting it may be time for investors to forgive and forget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
It would be easier to forget everything if I simply never went back.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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No matter how big he becomes, he never forgets where he came from.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
"The system forgets you; that is the beauty of it," says Anadol.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
But Quinta probably breaks the most because … she genuinely forgets about some of the jokes that she writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
But when the games matter most, the unstoppable offensive machine who revolutionized the sport somehow forgets how to score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
He says when he gets out on the court he forgets all his worries.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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To you! to you! all song of praise is due: Only for you the heaven forgat all measure.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George
"And ye hev forgat yer sacred office to call me nicknames," answered Matthew, nothing abashed.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
Then, as the book saith, Sir Launcelot began to resort unto Queen Guenever again, and forgat the promise that he made in the quest.
From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by Cutler, U. Waldo
Kate forgat her leg, and Jack his mowes, and all we, stag and hunters alike, ran to the gallery window for to gaze.
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
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 Sidgwick, Frank
That will help you realize things like this faucet doesn’t get hot water or I forgot to put an ice cream scoop in the kitchen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Marine Corps officer from Dayton, Ohio, who had bought three tickets on a whim and promptly forgot about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s an underrated, retro way to discover songs you’ve never heard, songs by artists you love, and songs by artists you forgot you love.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
He also forgot to tell his mother he wouldn’t be coming home that night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
I know which of the seventh graders forgot to put on deodorant and which fifth grader forgot to eat breakfast.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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Ahead of that meeting, the PM said: "For 40 years, power and resources have been sucked into the centre, and too many communities have felt forgotten, without the attention and investment they deserve."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Do you sometimes buy books that you’ve forgotten you already have?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mario Gotze scored only two goals in his World Cup career but the last one will never be forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
"Left behind are hundreds of political prisoners and an entire people enduring perhaps the worst moment in their history. He has not forgotten this."
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
"I'd forgotten that, Sam, but you're right. That is how Popeye gets his muscles. And when I was a kid, I tried to get them the same way. But you know what?"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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But giving this absolute unit a wide berth has become more challenging as his viral fame grows, because humans keep crowding Neil, getting dangerously close and perhaps forgetting that he is a wild animal.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
“When you hear a song a million times, you kind of start forgetting what it’s even about,” Kittrell says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
For her contribution to entertainment, and charity, Keith was rewarded with TV Baftas, an Olivier, an OBE, a CBE and ultimately a damehood in 2014 - not forgetting the rose named in her honour.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Setting and forgetting your student-loan payments could soon give you a big discount.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
We pull up to Greendale Middle School, which is no longer intimidating like the beginning of last year, when I worried about getting lost in the halls or forgetting my locker combination.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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