retrieve
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The entorhinal cortex helps retrieve previously stored memories, while the amygdala contributes to emotional memory, including how emotional experiences are processed and remembered.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
In baggage claim, there were snaking lines of passengers with canceled flights trying to retrieve their bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
The most debated aspect of Section 702 is “U.S.-person queries,” in which analysts—in limited circumstances—can use an American’s name or other identifying details to retrieve data incidentally but lawfully collected under Section 702.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
I planned a trip to New York to retrieve the few belongings I’d left there, and when I told Matt, he asked whether he could take me out on a proper date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
I drop the comic, then bend quickly to retrieve it.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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I asked Arora how Deep Cogito’s approach differs from other techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation, which retrieves relevant proprietary data and business context and provides it to an AI model at inference time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
Researchers found that astrocytes in this area play a direct role in how the brain learns what to fear, retrieves those memories, and importantly, learns when those fears are no longer relevant.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 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
Gingerly he retrieves his coat and covers the woman with the strange-smelling dress.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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Because the material's magnetic behavior is linked to its electrical polarization, the stored information can also be retrieved magnetically.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
"He did fight back and retrieved his card, with the perp scuttling away empty-handed," she wrote, warning people to be "super vigilant" out there.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
That is, it’s low if you go through the full process of having your eggs retrieved at 44, fertilized, and then an embryo implanted.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
After three days of investigations, including using a bomb disposal team, police said Tuesday they had found no explosives in the vehicles, but they had retrieved a "quantity of petrol".
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Otto grabbed his backpack from the grass and retrieved the camera, looping the strap over his neck.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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Elon Musk’s rocket company scrapped an attempt at retrieving the booster after an issue emerged early in the flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
"Arthur is one of the best at retrieving balls and staying in the points," said Dimitrov's coach Jamie Delgado.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
“Oh, my basketball went into the bushes by your garage. I was just retrieving it.”
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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