total recall

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Recent Examples of total recall 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 Agassi, Gilbert said, had a photographic memory and an analytical mind that could take apart a match hours later, stroke by stroke, with total recall. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for total recall
Noun
  • Quick thinking saved Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott, who ended the mission early with a splashdown off Okinawa, Japan.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The president seemed to say, though, that this will go beyond Iran in terms of the impact on his thinking about NATO and his willingness to help Europe.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Families looking to make memories in every destination.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Changing coaches did not deter McCallum soccer What's your favorite soccer memory at McCallum?
    Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The medical providers at Children’s Health, according to Wessinger’s recollection and Jordan’s medical records, said that surgery was a success.
    Emily Brindley Health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There is a recollection about how someone was brought in behind the young women’s back to tune the instruments, only to have to de-tune them back to what the ladies were used to when the subsequent tone sounded completely foreign to their ears.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Just keep in mind that orders shipping from overseas may take a little longer to arrive and are subject to tariffs.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Naturally, Farke was not about to reveal his hand in a press conference, but explained what will go through his mind ahead of Saturday evening.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Many folks shared reminiscences of the old days.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Brooks isn’t too macho to tear up during these reminiscences.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Kennywood Boulevard was shut down on Sunday afternoon as police responded to the area during a preplanned march in remembrance of a teen killed during a pedestrian crash last year.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This mixed reality project creates a space where technology becomes a vessel for remembrance and emotional dialogue.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026

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“Total recall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/total%20recall. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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