retrieve
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The 57-year-old cleaning lady said the mayor of Zarzuela de Jadraque gave her just seconds to retrieve her papers and the medicines she needed before fleeing her village home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 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
Verbal fluency refers to the ability to quickly retrieve and produce words.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
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
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
As it gets really late, Dell retrieves one of his old lawn chairs from the second-floor balcony.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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
Several artefacts retrieved from the ship's wreck are now due to go on display for the very first time at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
The woman shrugged, then retrieved a music box from a bottom shelf.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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 efforts are fueling anxieties across the banking and asset-management industries, where legions of professionals spend much of their days retrieving and synthesizing information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 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
Elder Evergreen thanks us for retrieving it, though he seems angry still.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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