total recall

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Recent Examples of total recall Ann-Margret has total recall of the tours, from her first to Vietnam with singer Johnny Rivers in 1966, and then of course with Hope in 1968 on a much bigger scale that went from a guitar and piano to a full orchestra backing them. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 His seeming total recall of names and dates is generally known, whether relating to history or sports trivia. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026 By capturing moments automatically and persistently, Poketomo echoes long-standing dystopian ideas of total recall, where forgetting is no longer natural, and where the past is always available, searchable, and impossible to fully leave behind. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026 Evidence of his capacity for total recall and my lack of it. Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 The fiscal year ending in October 2024 saw 1,908 total recalls, including food and cosmetic products. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 But 2024’s total recalls so far are lower than last year, which saw just over 2,000 recalls, the highest since 2017. Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024 With total recall of case law, an LLM could include dozens of cases. Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for total recall
Noun
  • Dodgers’ brass has refrained from dipping into its robust pool of outfield prospects, but the open roster spot could change their thinking.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This can lead to the loss of brain cells and contribute to memory and thinking problems, added Johnson.
    Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This includes memory rules and separation from information belonging to other agents, customers or organizations.
    Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This is the same trip, the same memory, but a different chapter.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Marazzi and co-screenwriter Valia Santella ground their non-linear narrative by using the date of July 14, 1937 as a jumping-off point to move backwards and forwards in time through the recollections and point of view of the title character.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • SiriusXM launched a dedicated Dolly Parton Tribute Channel (105) built around her music and related artists and collaborators, augmented by listener recollections.
    Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Minimalist and cozy are two words that come to mind when describing the Zixuan daybed, which has a clean silhouette but doesn’t feel sterile thanks to its plump pillows.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Another novel where the author explores how to cultivate the mind, body, home, and social circle in order to propagate creativity, and wonders what happens when any or all elements become fallow or diseased.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Its narrative takes the form of travel writing mixed with other reminiscences and interviews.
    Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Although her image would become an archetype of maternal worry and suffering, Thompson was not referenced by name in Lange’s reminiscences because the photographer never knew her identity.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In 2027, that Monday is Yom HaShoah, the day of international Holocaust remembrance.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The ceremony was confirmed by her great-niece, Lainey Parton, who posted a remembrance on social media.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Total recall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/total%20recall. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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