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Recent Examples of total recall
Ann-Margret has total recall of the tours, from her first to Vietnam with singer Johnny Rivers in 1966, and then of course with Hope in 1968 on a much bigger scale that went from a guitar and piano to a full orchestra backing them.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
His seeming total recall of names and dates is generally known, whether relating to history or sports trivia.
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Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
By capturing moments automatically and persistently, Poketomo echoes long-standing dystopian ideas of total recall, where forgetting is no longer natural, and where the past is always available, searchable, and impossible to fully leave behind.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Evidence of his capacity for total recall and my lack of it.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins.
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Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
The fiscal year ending in October 2024 saw 1,908 total recalls, including food and cosmetic products.
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Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
But 2024’s total recalls so far are lower than last year, which saw just over 2,000 recalls, the highest since 2017.
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Vivian La,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Oct. 2024
With total recall of case law, an LLM could include dozens of cases.
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Steven Levy,
WIRED,
5 Jan. 2024
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
His seeming total recall of names and dates is generally known, whether relating to history or sports trivia.
—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
By capturing moments automatically and persistently, Poketomo echoes long-standing dystopian ideas of total recall, where forgetting is no longer natural, and where the past is always available, searchable, and impossible to fully leave behind.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Evidence of his capacity for total recall and my lack of it.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins.
—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
The fiscal year ending in October 2024 saw 1,908 total recalls, including food and cosmetic products.
—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
But 2024’s total recalls so far are lower than last year, which saw just over 2,000 recalls, the highest since 2017.
—
Vivian La,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Oct. 2024
With total recall of case law, an LLM could include dozens of cases.
—
Steven Levy,
WIRED,
5 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for total recall
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After the Twins dealt 10 players last season and did little to enhance their roster in the offseason, the thinking has been that Ryan would surely be traded this season.
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The right position size helps an investor remain rational, even when market volatility makes clear thinking difficult.
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Prosecutor Brittany Dunlop challenged Zarrius' version of events, telling the jury during closing arguments that his apparent memory loss was not credible.
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Those emotions and memories now dry up in this, the final adventure, of dessication.
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Maria Avila offered tearful recollections of the traumatic incident and her less-than-full recovery on the stand last week, speaking in Spanish with an interpreter.
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The Shining Stars documentary was released in 2001 using a similar narrative approach that combined band member recollections with commentary from contemporary hit artists.
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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Ironically, this reminiscence preceded my viewing of Remarkably Bright Creatures, the recent Netflix release that seeks to inaugurate a new, regrettable phase in Field’s five-decade-long movie career.
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Aiding him in all this robust reminiscence is his co-producer on all the tracks and co-writer on about half of them, Andrew Watt, classic rock’s biggest modern cheerleader.
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The following day, Black New Yorkers continued the celebration with public processions and gatherings, part of a tradition that became known as the Fifth of July — a recognition that emancipation deserved remembrance alongside Independence Day.
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As the parade stopped to lay a wreath at the Granary Burying Ground where founding fathers John Hancock and Samuel Adams are buried, a man placed a small stone on the memorial, a Jewish tradition of remembrance.
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“Total recall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/total%20recall. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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