memories
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Memories are still acute of a record 130,000 percent year-on-year rise in prices recorded in 2018, the peak of the hyperinflationary period, which pushed millions to emigrate.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Well, people return to the racetrack, too: Memories of past wins are seductive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Memories of the dot-com bubble have been badly distorted by time.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
Memories can be vivid though unreliable, diaries can distort.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
Memories and jokes about how he used to be a better cook than Grandma, but how nowadays she had a leg up on him, or as he put it, “a two-eyed advantage.”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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