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recalled

  • past participle
    of recall.
    recall
    verb (used with object)
    to bring back from memory; recollect; remember.
  • past tense form
    of recall.
    recall
    verb (used with object)
    to bring back from memory; recollect; remember.

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Obesity-medicine doctor Dr. Angela Fitch recalled a time when she overheard prospective patients discussing the drug over breakfast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“What are they doing here?” one person recalled thinking.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

A 71-year-old retired public servant at the same training session as Hwang recalled spending over 30 minutes trying to flag down a taxi on a busy Seoul street.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

They are also subject to licence conditions which they must follow or risk being recalled to prison once they are released.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

“Coming back over the ground that had been captured that day, the sight that met our eyes was quite unbelievable,” British corporal Edward Glendinning recalled.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman