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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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"The Germans are further ahead with this than we are in Denmark. They sometimes retrieve explosives from the wrecks and neutralize them, but doing so is very costly," she notes.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

The report claims that when DseWiki's editors started deleting pages, the AI agents shared code designed to retrieve them.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

With two outs, Dodgers baserunners were going on contact and all three crossed the plate before Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson could retrieve the ball and throw it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Lawyers on Wednesday discussed when John Overdeck could retrieve belongings from the couple’s Short Hills, N.J. home, where Laura Overdeck still lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Ampai sent the big man, Yai, back into the alley to retrieve their rucksacks.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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 have developed a new holographic data storage method that records and retrieves information in three dimensions by combining three key properties of light -- amplitude, phase and polarization.

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 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

Catherine retrieves my pencil and lets her fingers linger on mine as she hands it to me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

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

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

Daniel Vizcarra said a local golfer spotted the girl’s body floating down the Dominguez Channel on Tuesday and it was retrieved by deputies and firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved as rescue efforts continue.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

They left after Ivan put his coat back on and retrieved his staff from where Anya had left it against the wall.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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

These cells are critical for storing and retrieving memories.

From Science Daily May 3, 2026

After quietly retrieving it, they unrolled the yarn, removed the agent messages hidden inside, and took them to Washington’s headquarters.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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