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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Add to this Musk’s harsh critique of the overpriced, underperforming F-35 combat aircraft and one might assume that the Pentagon is in for its first thorough overhaul in living memory.
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William Hartung, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The film, naturally enough, has touched a national nerve: modern-day Spain was forged by Spaniards emigrating from villages to its big cities within living memory, largely over 1950-80.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
And within living memory, the Senate defeated the defense secretary nomination of John Tower in 1989.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Milton will be a surge event unlike any hurricane in living memory for west-central Florida, with only major hurricane strikes in 1848 and 1921 comparable in scope and height of the coastal flooding, WeatherTiger meteorologist Ryan Truchelut said on his blog Tuesday afternoon.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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William Hartung, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The film, naturally enough, has touched a national nerve: modern-day Spain was forged by Spaniards emigrating from villages to its big cities within living memory, largely over 1950-80.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
And within living memory, the Senate defeated the defense secretary nomination of John Tower in 1989.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Milton will be a surge event unlike any hurricane in living memory for west-central Florida, with only major hurricane strikes in 1848 and 1921 comparable in scope and height of the coastal flooding, WeatherTiger meteorologist Ryan Truchelut said on his blog Tuesday afternoon.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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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 3 Mar. 2025.
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