as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library
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Recent Examples of retrieve
The victim’s father said his daughter disappeared from their Patchogue home Dec. 9 after going outside shoeless to retrieve something from the driveway.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
The helicopters would be used as backups in case Perseverance is unable to carry the sample tubes to the lander, or to retrieve sample tubes that Perseverance might fail to return to the lander.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
While neither man was seriously injured, the driver was placed under arrest once he was safely retrieved from the freezing water in Hustisford, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 6 Facebook post.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
The helicopters would be used as backups in case Perseverance is unable to carry the sample tubes to the lander, or to retrieve sample tubes that Perseverance might fail to return to the lander.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
While neither man was seriously injured, the driver was placed under arrest once he was safely retrieved from the freezing water in Hustisford, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 6 Facebook post.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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School lobbyist Hugo Arza said the city is regaining access to the recreational center’s courts, the existing courts and the library.Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Johns briefly regains the No. 1 ranking after this event, but by mid-summer Staksrud is firmly entrenched atop the standings.Todd Boss, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle in the body horror film, a celebrity who is fired from her job because of her age and goes to extreme lengths to recapture her youth.Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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If the most important metric is providing Ukraine with the means to recapture all of its sovereign territory, Biden’s policy was a partial failure.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Meghan McCain slams Meghan Markle's new 'out of touch' TV show: 'Do something to help people instead of your ego' Production delays in an industry still recovering from the 2023 SAG-WGA strikes are only the tip of the iceberg.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s suggestion on Tuesday that the United States might reclaim the Panama Canal — potentially by force — unsettled Panamanians, who used to live with the presence of the U.S. military in the canal zone and were invaded by American forces once before.Annie Correal, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump is prepared to use the U.S. military to reclaim the Panama Canal and take Greenland.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Retrieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieve. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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