retrieve
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He had furloughed people who handled such things during the partial government shutdown over immigration, and since he famously lacks patience, Hegseth sent a couple of flunkies to retrieve the historic object immediately.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
"The key insight was to go back to the mathematics and ask whether there was a fundamentally cleaner way to retrieve spectra," said Dr. Chunhui Yao, a lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Many American readers know him as the guy who traveled to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu in February 2012 to retrieve Bo’s police chief, who had sought refuge there following a rift with Bo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Japanese scientists successfully launched a spacecraft Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars's moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
I drop the comic, then bend quickly to retrieve it.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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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
Corby retrieves the bag and starts the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
Helmuth retrieves his slop bucket, trudges back to his cell.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Giamanco retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and called emergency services.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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
Several posts, which were retrieved through Google image cache, appeared on his now-deleted Instagram account the day of this week’s attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
Brigit retrieved a small plastic card from her pocket.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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In these runs, the models were asked questions—many of which could be answered by retrieving data on government websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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
At night, after retrieving the intelligence report, Brewster would sail past British guard boats and cross Long Island Sound to Fairfield, Connecticut.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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