retrieve
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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
Determined to retrieve it, the hunter followed that trail through dense vegetation until he eventually found the elephant dead.
From BBC • May 2, 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
It can also retrieve and summarize information, and many students use the technology to help with studying or schoolwork.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
She paused in a doorway to retrieve it from her pocket and hold it up to the light.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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