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The researchers compared this to a student who scores well by memorizing test formats without actually understanding the material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Deeper analysis showed ravens were in fact revisiting spots where wolves commonly took down prey -- animals like deer, elk or bison -- suggesting the birds were creating and memorizing a "resource landscape."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Undaunted by what she calls the most challenging aspect of acting — memorizing the lines — Tânia Maria is eager to continue exploring this unexpected new facet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

While kids in regular public schools put in their numbing hours, students in spreading networks of classical charters get meaty reading assignments—myths, fairy tales, great books—while also memorizing sonnets and elements of America’s founding documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Will sat still, watching, looking around, memorizing where everything was.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman