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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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"After we managed to retrieve them and bury them, perhaps we can be partially relieved despite the pain of loss and all we're still living through."

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

"We had no choice but to surrender" to our fate, he told reporters at the Bhayangkara Hospital in Surabaya, where he was waiting to retrieve the body of a colleague.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Apart from his disastrous testimony, Blake could not produce the three Vitello’s employees who, he claimed, saw him return to the restaurant to retrieve his gun while someone else shot his wife.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

An alumnus stomped down the road in his blazer to St John’s to retrieve the plate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

She reaches down to retrieve the fallen card, but her hand freezes just above it when she hears something.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

She hands me a plastic cup, retrieves the pill from the floor, and goes into my bathroom.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Of the 10 percent who retrieved their frozen eggs, 34 percent became pregnant, and 29 percent had a live birth.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

This was what Lincoln, his most powerful reader, retrieved during the Union’s death struggle with secession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

AFP joined conservationists, rangers and locals this month as they retrieved and replaced cameras and microphones in the forest.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

“That parrot will lead our pursuers here within minutes. We must find Gallery Seventeen at once,” Penelope said as she retrieved the Hixby’s Guide from her purse.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

Iran has retained thousands of medium-range and short-missiles and is retrieving the launchers from underground storage areas.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

But this whole thing about Jack retrieving the glove and not telling anybody, then hiding it beneath a floorboard in his and JonJon’s shared childhood bedroom?

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone




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