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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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What MarketWatch found was that it’s probably best to retrieve the data first, and then feed it into the AI tool of choice with the JPMorgan instructions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

When those abnormal forms appeared after memories had already formed, they interfered with the brain's ability to retrieve them.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

A block away from the former Pfizer building, guests who had been evacuated from the Hampton Inn the day before waited on the street corner Wednesday morning to get inside to retrieve luggage and belongings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The sheriff’s spokesperson, asked if the man was at least able to retrieve his glasses, said he did not know the fate of the eyewear but suspected they may have been lost to the vault.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Very occasionally, Uncle Kufa threw a stick into the stream for one of his dogs to retrieve.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

Corby retrieves the bag and starts the car.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

“I could’ve taken him,” Autumn signs, wincing as she retrieves her sword.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

Police say the following was retrieved from the home, totaling about $2.1 million:

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Musselman joined SpaceX in 2022 as an engineering officer on a vessel that retrieved rocket parts that fell into the ocean off the Florida coast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

"He was retrieved from the water by another person who was in the water with him at the time of the attack," Queensland Police Inspector Elaine Burns said in a news briefing.

From Barron's May 24, 2026

After she led him inside, he filled a bowl with warm water and dish soap, and after she’d retrieved her nail file and polish, he’d instructed her to put her hands into the water.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

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

Like every child of an innkeeper, Malcolm had to work around the tavern, washing dishes and glasses, carrying plates of food or tankards of beer, retrieving them when they were empty.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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