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AFAIR

"as far as I recall", or "as far as I remember"

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ISTR

[ISTR] "I seem to remember/recall" Internet slang

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[IIRC] "If I recall correctly", or "if I remember correctly" Internet slang

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(1918--) U.S. radio commentator In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these. www.english-slang.com

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[call to mind] {v. phr.} To remember; cause to remember. * /Your story calls to mind a similar event that happened to us a few years back./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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