photographic memory
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With the aural equivalent of a photographic memory, she advised financial companies on regulatory and public-policy issues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Everything suddenly made sense to the Danish collector with the photographic memory.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
TJ: She was the keeper, a real photographic memory.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023
The boy with a photographic memory and a penchant for detailed drawing became fascinated with identifying trees during a winter scouting excursion in the 1960s.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
“I saw the access codes to the computer servers the League wants access to. I have a photographic memory, and I’m good with numbers and codes.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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