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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Eurovision is ordinarily non-political, but geopolitics have come to the fore in recent times and this year’s event has become the most divisive in living memory.
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Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
By Yasmeen Serhan April 16, 2024 8:02 AM EDT
A quarter of the way into the most consequential election year in living memory, tech companies are failing their biggest test.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Blanksma was the first majority leader in living memory to lose her position mid-session and the first woman to serve in the role.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2024
At what may be the earliest outset of the general-election campaign in living memory, both major political coalitions appear to recognize that.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
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Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
By Yasmeen Serhan April 16, 2024 8:02 AM EDT
A quarter of the way into the most consequential election year in living memory, tech companies are failing their biggest test.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Blanksma was the first majority leader in living memory to lose her position mid-session and the first woman to serve in the role.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2024
At what may be the earliest outset of the general-election campaign in living memory, both major political coalitions appear to recognize that.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
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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 27 Jul. 2024.
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