long memory

noun

: the ability to remember things that happened long ago
elderly people with long memories

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Being catty has long been Perez’s calling card, and the public, too, has a long memory. Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 Epic historical fiction, with its long memory and changing themes, naturally aspires more to the symphony than the song. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 But what sets the property apart is that it was built not as a modern mansion styled to resemble a colonial home, but as a personal West Coast homage to Mount Vernon, shaped by one woman’s long memory and a couple’s fascination with early American history. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 These systems typically require long memory retention and constant communication between models operating simultaneously. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for long memory

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“Long memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20memory. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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