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
She once relied on an almost photographic memory to learn scripts, but now must have lines read aloud to her.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025
It was spotted by Dr Gradel, who says he was born with a photographic memory.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
Jaylen Wells doesn’t have a photographic memory – but certain things he can’t help but remember.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023
She attended school for only three years, from ages eight to eleven, but she was said to have a photographic memory and a great deal of innate intelligence.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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