retrieve
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He converted his third match point when Fritz failed to retrieve another delicate drop shot over the net.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
If you have time, retrieve original documents from the freezer before you evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"My friend and neighbours live in this building. I came to help my friend retrieve some clothes and mattresses. He currently has no shelter or home," Mohannad al-Mashharawi told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
"In some cases, the robots can also pick up items, retrieve them from the sea and neutralize them. That could be one viable solution for the future."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
It would land not far from Bermuda, where the navy would then retrieve it.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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
Helmuth retrieves his slop bucket, trudges back to his cell.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Much of what’s inside was retrieved from a dumpster, or scavenged before it landed in one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
They retrieved the bodies of Nadhira Al Harthy, the first Omani woman to climb Everest, and Pur Bahadur Gurung, a Nepalese climber who had summited 12 of the world's 14 highest peaks.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Rescuers in Nepal have retrieved 1,385 bodies, while around 5,130 people are missing, according to the disaster agency on Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Furious, Byfield retrieved his arm and insisted on burying it properly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Sammy raised his head and Dicey retrieved her hand, now a little wet.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
RAG is useful for retrieving facts, but lacks the capacity for intuitive expertise, according to Arora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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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