as in remembers
to bring back to mind
I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house
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as in retrieves
to get again in one's possession
I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands
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Rangel, who was 10 years old when Mexico tied South Africa in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup and who fondly remembers El Tri’s victory over France that tournament, is confident between the posts.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026 -
Baumbach showed him a cut on June 12, 2012 – Teixeira remembers the date.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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It is widely accepted that a teaspoon of productive soil generally contains between 100 million and one billion bacteria, thus the name and rallying cry of the Forum.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The final film contains 82 minutes of score.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Jack goes back inside, successfully retrieves the pup, and emerges from the blazing home.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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The Lake County registrar’s office also delivers and retrieves ballots upon request to voters who are homebound or staying in medical facilities, including hospitals or care homes.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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The novel has a freewheeling spirit that recalls Italo Calvino’s space fables in Cosmicomics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Each night, the chef composes a refined tasting menu, featuring two appetizers, a choice of two entrées, and a dessert.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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Both assumptions break when the system composes its own dependencies at runtime.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.—
Bruce Jenkins,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Feb. 2026
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While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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For that reason, there’s a real shot that Pickens can still score 15-17 PPG while Lamb gets back to that 17 PPG range himself.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Let’s put a pin in this one till AJ gets back.—
Eric Mandel,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Tightening payment terms and following up earlier often recovers more cash than any new business would.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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“Recollects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollects. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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