retrieval
Example Sentences
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The team used a specialist retrieval system to access the airbag control module – where a snapshot of electronic data, triggered by the crash, revealed speeds, accelerator position, steering wheel angle and brake pedal application.
From BBC
On Jan. 26, Lisa went under anesthesia for the retrieval procedure, her third in five years.
Some syndicates use a "sea bump" method to transport narcotics, he said, which involves dropping bundles of drugs equipped with trackers into the ocean for retrieval later.
From BBC
Once he figures out a way to navigate its deadly forests and fields, there’s a deadlier obstacle between him and his quarry: a bioweapons retrieval team deployed by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
From Salon
"We were ordered to temporarily stop the search, rescue and retrieval at 3 pm today," she said.
From Barron's
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