in/within living memory
idiom
: during a time that can be remembered by people who are still alive
These events occurred within living memory.
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Yet, this bold step forward occurs just as the luxury sector faces some of its most complex challenges in living memory.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
That’s because these are places that, unlike the United States, have truly felt the pain of upheaval in living memory.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Gijsels said, however, that the next super-cycle could be the biggest in living memory.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Much of this art form, instead, is retained in living memory, and that is finite.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
That’s because these are places that, unlike the United States, have truly felt the pain of upheaval in living memory.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Gijsels said, however, that the next super-cycle could be the biggest in living memory.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Much of this art form, instead, is retained in living memory, and that is finite.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in/within living memory
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“In/within living memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Fwithin%20living%20memory. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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