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. —

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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