in living memory

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Meaning: (idiomatic)In recent history, in recorded history amongst thelifespanofextantpeople; events or situations which can be remembered by people that are still alive.TheRoberts Courtis the most politically conservativein living memory.Last summer, Georgia was hit by the mightiest heat wavein living memory.Long believed to be extinct, the purple-bellied speckled turtle was sighted for the first timein living memoryin a remote pasture near Chicago.1941April, “Notes and News: Railwaymen and Snow”, inRailway Magazine, page177:The snowstorm of Sunday, January 28, was the worstin living memory.

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