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
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
“Now that the parade’s over, I can retrieve her flag.’
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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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 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
“What are the bad ones, my friend ?” After a moment of quiet he pulls the bottom drawer and retrieves a folded green and white computer printout markered in Eduardo’s hand.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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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
Musselman joined SpaceX in 2022 as an engineering officer on a vessel that retrieved rocket parts that fell into the ocean off the Florida coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
"They were retrieved from the third chamber of the underwater cave by the specialist divers from Finland after a two-hour operation," Mohamed Hossain Shareef, a Maldivian government spokesperson told the BBC.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Then he reached in again and retrieved one for Jessie, presenting it to her with a gallant bow.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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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
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said retrieving Iran’s uranium stockpile is a U.S. priority, but February negotiations failed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
But this whole thing about Jack retrieving the glove and not telling anybody, then hiding it beneath a floorboard in his and JonJon’s shared childhood bedroom?
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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