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  • verb Present participle of recall.

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Examples

  • 1280 B.C. How appropriate that a name recalling both a Bronze Age Trojan king and the Aegean shore is used for the first man to die for Troy in the war with the Greeks.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • 1280 B.C. How appropriate that a name recalling both a Bronze Age Trojan king and the Aegean shore is used for the first man to die for Troy in the war with the Greeks.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • (The old Newt I am recalling is not the Newt who ditched his second wife whom he acquired while still married to his first wife, in favor of his third wife, whom he acquired while still married to his second wife but made it all alright by converting to Catholicism where all his sins were forgiven.)

    Christopher Brauchli: The New Newt Christopher Brauchli 2010

  • (He further conceded that he "might have been incorrect" in recalling a former career as an undercover police detective, rather than as a regular cop.)

    US midterms diary 2010: A bicycle plot, a Tea Party mystery, and a Bush book Oliver Burkeman 2010

  • I also did this for my latest job search, and I was surprised at how much help it was for me in recalling specifics of interactions with recruiters, HR people and networking contacts.

    Create A Log To Keep Track Of Your Job Search | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • The pope was very restrained in recalling Israel's perspective, but very explicit and engaged in explaining the views of the Palestinians, and especially their suffering.

    Interreligious Dialogue 2009

  • The law requiring a 6-month delay in recalling newly elected officials doesn't seem right.

    Kroger comes through for Sam the Tram (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • The pope was very restrained in recalling Israel's perspective, but very explicit and engaged in explaining the views of the Palestinians, and especially their suffering.

    Travel 2009

  • As Hayes notes, Howell Raines, then a reporter for the New York Times, wrote of Reagan before the sweep that "political critics who characterize him as banal and shallow, a mouther of right-wing platitudes, delight in recalling that he co-starred with a chimpanzee in 'Bedtime for Bonzo.'"

    Obama, Reagan and the Power of Words - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com 2008

  • * Sony waited two extra weeks to begin recalling CDs in Canada as compared to the United States

    Boing Boing: January 29, 2006 - February 4, 2006 Archives 2006

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