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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That’s because these are places that, unlike the United States, have truly felt the pain of upheaval in living memory.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Gijsels said, however, that the next super-cycle could be the biggest in living memory.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Much of this art form, instead, is retained in living memory, and that is finite.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
This season is already Newcastle’s best in living memory; the ultimate aim already achieved, securing a place in the Europa Conference League in the process.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Gijsels said, however, that the next super-cycle could be the biggest in living memory.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Much of this art form, instead, is retained in living memory, and that is finite.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
This season is already Newcastle’s best in living memory; the ultimate aim already achieved, securing a place in the Europa Conference League in the process.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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 29 Apr. 2025.
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