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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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What we need to retrieve is the three great ideals, the basic tenets of human beings, like great politics, great family and religion or spirituality.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

He rushed back from a farmhouse holiday with friends, scrambling to retrieve the notes and textbooks he had already given to younger students in case he had to sit the exam again.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

During testing, the models are given fictional scenarios and told that a piece of information has been hidden on a different machine, and its objective is to break in and retrieve it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

The 57-year-old cleaning lady said the mayor of Zarzuela de Jadraque gave her just seconds to retrieve her papers and the medicines she needed before fleeing her village home.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

“Because if something goes wrong during the flight, we want you to land in a place that is easily accessible for Resilience to retrieve you,” Guardian says, answering Fly’s question again.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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

Jack grins, unzips the duffel bag, and retrieves a shovel.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

The unit said initially that 77 people were rescued and 15 bodies retrieved.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Of the 10 percent who retrieved their frozen eggs, 34 percent became pregnant, and 29 percent had a live birth.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Shortly after, while visiting Hank and Marjorie, she retrieved their mail, including the purported water-company letter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Police say the following was retrieved from the home, totaling about $2.1 million:

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

They retrieved the bike and slinked away from O’Doyle and his ghastly, villainous look-alike.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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

The agent, which is still in development, is currently helping Zuckerberg get information faster by retrieving answers that he would typically have to go through multiple layers of people to get.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

She came back to her duties just as I finally spotted a purple glitter pen and was retrieving it from the mound of treasures.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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