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- verb Present participle of
misremember .
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Examples
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The founder of a nationally recognized safety group based in Leawood said the former scenario is often a result of a memory phenomenon she called misremembering, where habit blurs what a person meant to do with what actually happened.
KCTV5.com - News 2010
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Kirk has publicly apologized for "misremembering" aspects of his military career, but the flaps prompted the media to further examine other statements he has made publicly.
Mark Kirk Questioned AGAIN: 1976 Lake Rescue Details Embellished, Tribune Reports 2010
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Please put this in the context of someone else "misremembering" direct experiences a scant 12 years earlier -- you know, in the course of this extremely valuable professional experience we keep hearing about.
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It's not quite as helpful as knowing exactly what things you're fabricating ... oops, I mean 'misremembering' ... but if we just had an idea how much of it is crap, maybe we could move this nomination process along a little more quickly.
Hillary On Bosnia Screw-Up: "It Proves I'm Human, Which For Some Is A Revelation" 2009
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I can't imagine a normal person "misremembering" dodging gunfire and feeling that their life was on the line, especially with her daughter along.
Hillary On Bosnia Screw-Up: "It Proves I'm Human, Which For Some Is A Revelation" 2009
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I mean, what's her excuse for "misremembering" or just plain forgetting the things she previously said that she remembers so well, so frequently?
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The above story is a benign example of the kind of misremembering that we all have done.
Never talk to the police without an attorney | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Pettitte was guilty of "misremembering" conversations in which Clemens admitted to
NY Daily News 2010
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Brings me to a cpl points:-Am I "misremembering" when I think that Katz claimed he would build a new arena for the Oilers without asking for public funds as he was trying to buy the team?
SI.com 2010
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Am I "misremembering" when I think that Katz claimed he would build a new arena for the
SI.com 2010
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