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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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Top Boy actor Nkechi Simms poses on the front of the Observer, telling of her "quest to retrieve her care files".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"My friend and neighbours live in this building. I came to help my friend retrieve some clothes and mattresses. He currently has no shelter or home," Mohannad al-Mashharawi told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

"In some cases, the robots can also pick up items, retrieve them from the sea and neutralize them. That could be one viable solution for the future."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

One issue is Gaza authorities’ woefully reduced resources to search and retrieve bodies from the rubble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Five minutes drifted by, then ten, then twenty; at last, the judge ordered the bailiff to retrieve them.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

The trend is also alive and well on TikTok, where the popular hashtag “adult ballet” retrieves countless videos of women documenting their progress in the dance form.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024

She kneels down and retrieves a pot from one of the lower cupboards.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Much of what’s inside was retrieved from a dumpster, or scavenged before it landed in one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 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

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Once the front door banged shut behind me, I retrieved the paper from my basket and sighed at the title.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

It was tasked with retrieving information from software operated by a fictional company inside the testing environment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Rikardsen then waited eight hours for the bear to move away before retrieving the camera and reviewing the images.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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

“We need to get back on track for the mission of retrieving Courage.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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