in/within living memory
idiom
: during a time that can be remembered by people who are still alive
These events occurred within living memory.
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While Spain is accustomed to autumn storms that sometimes bring seasonal flooding, the recent downpours have resulted in the deadliest floods in living memory.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
There is the small matter of a U.S. presidential election coming up on November 5, an election that some are calling the most consequential in living memory.
—Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
This week’s flash floods are also Spain’s deadliest natural tragedy in living memory, surpassing the flood that swept away a campsite along the Gallego River in Biescas, in the northwest, killing 87 people in August 1996.
—Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
More horrors emerged from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud left by the walls of water that produced Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory.
—Alberto Saiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
There is the small matter of a U.S. presidential election coming up on November 5, an election that some are calling the most consequential in living memory.
—Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
This week’s flash floods are also Spain’s deadliest natural tragedy in living memory, surpassing the flood that swept away a campsite along the Gallego River in Biescas, in the northwest, killing 87 people in August 1996.
—Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
More horrors emerged from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud left by the walls of water that produced Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory.
—Alberto Saiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in/within living memory
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“In/within living memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Fwithin%20living%20memory. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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