long memory
noun
: the ability to remember things that happened long ago
elderly people with long memories
Examples of long memory in a Sentence
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Cable Guy The decision to include this little Easter egg shows that someone at Sony has a long memory: The previous anniversary console, a PS4 marking the 20th in 2014, also embraced the gray but didn’t commit to the nostalgia quite so thoroughly.
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Mike Dent, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
And, for those pop fans with a long memory, Kylie paid the ultimate tribute to Madonna and her supporters by wearing a shirt emblazoned with the icon’s name, continuing a mutual appreciation society that can be traced back decades.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
China’s actions across Asia has shown the country has a long memory for past slights and long-standing territorial losses.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Ireland is a country with a long memory, but a patchy one. . .
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Feb. 2024
One of his granddaughters, Amanda Mustard, turned into a talented photojournalist and filmmaker with a long memory.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
The good news for Scherzer is that while baseball may have a long memory for players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, pitchers caught doctoring baseballs have typically walked away without long-term consequences.
—Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up No one needs a long memory to recall the 34-year-old Marchand’s past playoff incidents.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles is learning the hard way that the internet has a long memory, as people called him out for an old Instagram post showing his infant son holding a gun.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
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Mike Dent, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
And, for those pop fans with a long memory, Kylie paid the ultimate tribute to Madonna and her supporters by wearing a shirt emblazoned with the icon’s name, continuing a mutual appreciation society that can be traced back decades.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
China’s actions across Asia has shown the country has a long memory for past slights and long-standing territorial losses.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Ireland is a country with a long memory, but a patchy one. . .
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Feb. 2024
One of his granddaughters, Amanda Mustard, turned into a talented photojournalist and filmmaker with a long memory.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
The good news for Scherzer is that while baseball may have a long memory for players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, pitchers caught doctoring baseballs have typically walked away without long-term consequences.
—Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up No one needs a long memory to recall the 34-year-old Marchand’s past playoff incidents.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles is learning the hard way that the internet has a long memory, as people called him out for an old Instagram post showing his infant son holding a gun.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
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“Long memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20memory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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