In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Q: A common way to remember a tragic incident and to remember the victims or casualties of such an event is a commemorative moment of silence .

A: A moment of silence is a common way to remember tragedies .
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Q: The zlib license has been approved by the Free Software Foundation ( FSF ) as a free software license , and by the Open Source Initiative ( OSI ) as an open source license .

A: The zlib License is an open source software license .
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Q: Whatever the cause or causes of forgetting over the short-term may be , there is consensus that it severely limits the amount of new information that we can retain over brief periods of time .

A:
Forgetting greatly limits the information that can be kept over a short period of time .
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