retrieve
Example Sentences
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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
"They fell ill while descending at high altitude. We are working out how to retrieve the bodies," Nivesh Karki, director at Pioneer Adventures, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Morning after morning, residents would retrieve the bottles of milk on their stoops only to find that a thief had skimmed off the cream.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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
The Greek government had made a public announcement calling for a concerted effort to locate and retrieve the artifacts of the ancient world so that they could be put on display.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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