beyond recall
idiom
: impossible to bring back : not able to be brought back or remembered
events that are now beyond recall
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The system’s intelligence extends beyond recall into action.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The administration may think that legally recognizing the loss of land beyond recall is no more than a goodwill gesture, a sweetener to induce Russia to come to terms.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
Some memories were beyond recall, even with the photos.
—New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The administration may think that legally recognizing the loss of land beyond recall is no more than a goodwill gesture, a sweetener to induce Russia to come to terms.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
Some memories were beyond recall, even with the photos.
—New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
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“Beyond recall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20recall. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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