retrieve
Example Sentences
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"They wanted to retrieve the body of a Catholic shepherd who had died of Ebola," the official said on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
It’s always harder to retrieve money and valuables than to prevent them from being taken in the first place.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
She might not have expected to return to the lower tiers of professional tennis, where there are no free towels at tournaments and players often have to retrieve their own balls.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
On a Fox News show on Friday, host Bret Baier asked Trump whether it might be feasible to retrieve Iran’s enriched uranium.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Farmer sent a driver in a sturdy four-wheel-drive pickup to retrieve me from the Port-au-Prince airport.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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