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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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The experiments suggested that overlapping memory representations allowed the brain to retrieve information about previous threats more rapidly.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The work includes excavation to retrieve a soil sample and debris removal, as well as installing sandbags to mitigate further damage from strong waves and coastal erosion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

She figured an employee had left something and had gone in to retrieve it, but no one was inside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

"Our mission is not to wipe out the gangs in Haiti" but to retrieve the four Salvadoran technicians, Bukele told journalists at a press conference late on Thursday, as he sought to address the concerns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

I drop the comic, then bend quickly to retrieve it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The agent yells at the unidentified bystander and leaves him on the sidewalk while another agent retrieves the can from the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Apple needs to “evolve Siri into an agent that understands intent, retrieves context, calls apps and completes workflows,” Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a note last week.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

OpenAI, meanwhile, says it has shipped an update for Plus and Pro users that improves how memory finds and retrieves details.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Researchers found that astrocytes in this area play a direct role in how the brain learns what to fear, retrieves those memories, and importantly, learns when those fears are no longer relevant.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026

Isobel retrieves the violet again, placing it across the room.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The Lotus of Innes Ireland is retrieved from bushes after going off the circuit in 1961 at Watkins Glen.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

That is, it’s low if you go through the full process of having your eggs retrieved at 44, fertilized, and then an embryo implanted.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Maria Vanda Lopes was preparing to pay her respects to a tiny terracotta statue of Our Lady, which according to legend was retrieved by fishermen in 1717.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Indeed, I had blocked out most memories of that 2004 Fox reality train wreck until Carr’s documentary reached into my mind’s cobwebby attic and retrieved its cabinet of horrors.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Lloyd retrieved them and placed them with the binoculars in his bedchamber.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

It was tasked with retrieving information from software operated by a fictional company inside the testing environment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

That area plays a key role in forming and retrieving what scientists call episodic memories: memories of specific events and experiences in a person's life.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Some ship owners may be reluctant to let their vessels return to such a volatile region after finally retrieving them, experts say.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

Redeem me like a pawn ticket worth little on the marketplace, but priceless in retrieving real value?

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison


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