retrieve
Example Sentences
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The couple had to retrieve their luggage and were told to go to the help desk.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
After a round in September and February, the couple managed to retrieve six embryos and hope to take part in the same programme.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
The AI told me how to retrieve what’s called a “key,” which is a long string of numbers and letters to unlock the data.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Earlier this month, local business leader Tom Harris picked up eyedrops at a drugstore near his office without needing an employee to retrieve them from behind a locked plexiglass barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
She went back to the bookshelf to retrieve the wooden pointer Papa had carved after the one Babulya had brought from Sarkel broke.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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