retrieve
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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
"Nobody wants to remove the dead; we have to retrieve the bodies ourselves. We need machinery to help us."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
She was to retrieve and protect sensitive documents per standard protocol.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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
Researchers have developed a new holographic data storage method that records and retrieves information in three dimensions by combining three key properties of light -- amplitude, phase and polarization.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 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
She kneels down and retrieves a pot from one of the lower cupboards.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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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
Only some of the embezzled goods which formed part of the final charges admitted by the ex-SNP chief executive have been retrieved.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Except catcher Brody Thompson of Alemany retrieved it off a short backstop, underhanded the ball to pitcher Ricky Gonzalez, who tagged out the runner at the plate to end the threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The man pulled out a piece of paper, an application, from a buttoned shirt pocket and handed it to C.P., who retrieved a pencil from the office and filled out the form.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
The agent, which is still in development, is currently helping Zuckerberg get information faster by retrieving answers that he would typically have to go through multiple layers of people to get.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
A shadowed figure reaches for a paper on the porch but then stops and straightens without retrieving it.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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