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retrieval

[ri-tree-vuhl] / rɪˈtri vəl /


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“Delay in information retrieval, such as the name of an acquaintance, a movie, or a famous person, becomes more common as one gets older and does not necessarily signal an underlying memory problem.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Currently, we are focused on the retrieval, and after that we will proceed with the investigation," she said, confirming the bodies had been found in the ship's economy accommodation area.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The researchers plan to continue investigating how caffeine influences memory consolidation and memory retrieval.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

Approaches such as retrieval augmented generation, or RAG, can tap relevant organizational data, but can’t reason about the way that data connects, according to Graphon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

“No, I'm sorry. There’s no way I can get you to Four. But I’ve given special orders for her retrieval if possible. It’s the best I can do, Finnick.”

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

From what I know about egg retrievals, it seems entirely plausible that this will be the case for you.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Giordano spent his son’s college graduation glued to his phone, coordinating the first wave of retrievals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

"To determine the abundances of molecules in Wolf 1130C, I used a modeling technique known as atmospheric retrievals," said Gonzales.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025

She and her partner struggled to conceive and ended up going through a couple of rounds of egg retrievals in the in-vitro fertilization process.

From Salon ● May 10, 2025

After years of miscarriages and egg retrievals, I did not have a baby.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2024




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