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recall

Postby bbeeton » Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:12 pm

Prompted by a report on "Wait, wait, don't tell me" about an automobile recall on account of exploding seat belt retractors. !!!

Some recollections are pleasant: "I recall our sunny days in Aunt Lizzie's garden." A variation is the currently all-too-common answer to a question from a lawyer or a Congressional panel: "I don't recall".

But having one's transportation summoned to correct a defect is not so pleasant. This is the result of the corresponding noun form, recall.
Another kind of recall is an effort to remove an elected official. And a recall notice can be issued to bring back a military reserve into active duty.

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Re: recall

Postby Slava » Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:02 pm

Taken up and treated here.
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