retrieve
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They use mashed-together databases to sense patterns and retrieve verbiage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
Later, police let them return to their house for half an hour to retrieve their medicine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Cardiff Rugby academy players stumbled on Christopher's bathtub while carrying out essential maintenance work on the mountain, and helped rangers retrieve it.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
If they let in the Boy Scouts, then everyone else who owned property and equipment around the lake wanted to retrieve their belongings, too.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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
LVO strokes are major medical emergencies and require the swift treatment with mechanical thrombectomy, a surgical procedure that retrieves the blockage.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024
Jack grins, unzips the duffel bag, and retrieves a shovel.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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
The charity said the 13 birds had been collected and taken away to be cleaned but several other "partially oiled" birds were spotted and proved unable to be retrieved.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
This was what Lincoln, his most powerful reader, retrieved during the Union’s death struggle with secession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Police say the following was retrieved from the home, totaling about $2.1 million:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Anya retrieved her rope and fortified the booth’s top four corners.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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
Iran has retained thousands of medium-range and short-missiles and is retrieving the launchers from underground storage areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
“I won’t be running away,” Cole said, retrieving his shoes.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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