long memory
noun
: the ability to remember things that happened long ago
elderly people with long memories
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These systems typically require long memory retention and constant communication between models operating simultaneously.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Readers with a long memory however will recall a less impressive launch by the company back in 2009.
—New Atlas, 7 May 2026
NurPhoto via Getty Images Music marketing has a long memory.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
Recent books have identified the target and attempted close examination, but tracing the genealogy of Murdoch sleaze requires a long memory.
—Andrew O’Hagan, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
Iran is a country with a long memory of foreign interference and a deep cultural aversion to outsiders determining their fate.
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
For Trump, who prizes loyalty and has a long memory for slights, an allegiance to Japan solidified early in his first term.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
One of the obvious advantages of an institution as ancient as the Catholic Church is its long memory: its ability to see beyond the crisis of the day and the mood of the moment.
—Katherine Kelaidis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Readers with a long memory however will recall a less impressive launch by the company back in 2009.
—New Atlas, 7 May 2026
NurPhoto via Getty Images Music marketing has a long memory.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
Recent books have identified the target and attempted close examination, but tracing the genealogy of Murdoch sleaze requires a long memory.
—Andrew O’Hagan, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
Iran is a country with a long memory of foreign interference and a deep cultural aversion to outsiders determining their fate.
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
For Trump, who prizes loyalty and has a long memory for slights, an allegiance to Japan solidified early in his first term.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
One of the obvious advantages of an institution as ancient as the Catholic Church is its long memory: its ability to see beyond the crisis of the day and the mood of the moment.
—Katherine Kelaidis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Long memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20memory. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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