Example Sentences

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But the latest allegations have renewed concerns that department may have forgotten the lessons of past controversies involving officers conducting improper stops and searches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Few have forgotten that when two enormous wildfires broke out here in January 2025, the mayor was on a business trip to Ghana despite forecasts of extremely high winds in the middle of a drought.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Investors seem to have forgotten that Tesla makes cars.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"I think many people have forgotten the nepo babies trend," says Dipika Saru Mugar, who joined the protesters on 8 September holding a sign demanding "no more nepotism".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

To have forgotten, even for an instant, what she was.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor