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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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The Israeli military stated that its forces had entered the village to provide security for an Israeli civilian and police trying to retrieve livestock.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Emergency teams were racing to retrieve survivors from affected zones, as the threat of new flooding grew.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Nitin Gupta, 31, watched a “quite big” marmot steal his hiking pole—then charge his girlfriend when she tried to retrieve it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"And I see this a lot in my patients, where they can only retrieve negative information from their memories."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

This morning she was thinking about how to construct a device that could retrieve a rock after you had skipped it into the ocean.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

The researchers conclude that tau should be viewed not only as a protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, but also as a fundamental regulator of how the brain organizes, stores, and retrieves lasting memories.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 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

It is also a gesture of trust; the person holding the mic treats the responsibility as sacred and does not move until Cave retrieves the microphone a few bars later.

From Salon May 13, 2025

Gingerly he retrieves his coat and covers the woman with the strange-smelling dress.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Asking, “When was my son’s dentist appointment?” pulled the date from a text reminder, while “What’s my passport number?” retrieved the data from Photos.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

In a press conference, coast guard spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said most bodies had been retrieved from the sleeping area of the boat, which had been making a 22-hour journey.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Rescuers in Nepal have retrieved 1,385 bodies, while around 5,130 people are missing, according to the disaster agency on Friday.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Furious, Byfield retrieved his arm and insisted on burying it properly.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

Brigit riffled inside and retrieved old styluses, a moldy Marveller-bar, and a huge skeleton key imprinted with a diamond and wrapped in thread.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Rikardsen then waited eight hours for the bear to move away before retrieving the camera and reviewing the images.

From BBC Aug. 25, 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

These cells are critical for storing and retrieving memories.

From Science Daily May 3, 2026

Ella reached into her pocket, retrieving the luck root.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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