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
Theresa Hall, a retired lawyer from Kansas City on her way to a friend’s memorial in California, was told it would take two to four hours to retrieve her baggage Friday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, a separate quantum memory temporarily holds the information needed during calculations, allowing the processor to retrieve and modify it as necessary.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
I retrieve Helen’s cardigan and then flop onto the retiring room sofa while the girls around me eat sandwiches and exchange glances over my prone body.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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First, the robotic arm retrieves structural components from their storage dispensers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 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
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
Mr. Freeman retrieves the block from the gar-bage.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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In April, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran retained thousands of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles that could be retrieved from underground sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
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
The Lotus of Innes Ireland is retrieved from bushes after going off the circuit in 1961 at Watkins Glen.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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
They retrieved the bike and slinked away from O’Doyle and his ghastly, villainous look-alike.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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RAG is useful for retrieving facts, but lacks the capacity for intuitive expertise, according to Arora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
During the initial searches, the French government had been responsible for investigating the crash and Brazilian forces took charge of retrieving the bodies.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
“Actually, yeah. I do,” I said back, retrieving the ball from the grass.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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