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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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EU Court of Justice advocate general Maciej Szpunar said Tuesday that a publisher’s rights could be infringed when chatbots retrieve and reuse material from online publications to generate answers to user queries under certain circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

"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

Researchers evaluated verbal fluency, or the ability to quickly retrieve and produce words, along with working memory, which allows people to temporarily hold and use information.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

I hesitate, then retrieve the small leather book from my pocket.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

I asked Arora how Deep Cogito’s approach differs from other techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation, which retrieves relevant proprietary data and business context and provides it to an AI model at inference time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

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

He retrieves the first phone card from the friend who is holding it, and he sells it for food.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

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

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

They retrieved the bodies of Nadhira Al Harthy, the first Omani woman to climb Everest, and Pur Bahadur Gurung, a Nepalese climber who had summited 12 of the world's 14 highest peaks.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

RAG is useful for retrieving facts, but lacks the capacity for intuitive expertise, according to Arora.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Arthur is one of the best at retrieving balls and staying in the points," said Dimitrov's coach Jamie Delgado.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

The other end of the spear had a nylon cord attached to it for retrieving.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya


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