as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
a law firm that has been involved in the retrieval of artworks that were plundered during the war
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Recent Examples of retrieval
These architectures enable efficient storage and retrieval of vast datasets.
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Abdul Muqtadir Mohammed Zubair, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s the consultation, medication, blood tests and screening, as well as the actual egg retrieval and freezing cycle or, more likely, several cycles.
—Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
In other rare cases, egg retrieval procedures can result in infections, bleeding, or damage to organs.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 16 Sep. 2024
However, Democrats are more likely to favor automatic voter registration with the retrieval of a driver’s license or same-day registration, pollsters noted.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Abdul Muqtadir Mohammed Zubair, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s the consultation, medication, blood tests and screening, as well as the actual egg retrieval and freezing cycle or, more likely, several cycles.
—Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
In other rare cases, egg retrieval procedures can result in infections, bleeding, or damage to organs.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 16 Sep. 2024
However, Democrats are more likely to favor automatic voter registration with the retrieval of a driver’s license or same-day registration, pollsters noted.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Symbols of Identity, Then and Now With this new Anglo-Saxon order, Puerto Ricans were determined to affirm a distinct national identity, like through the reclamation of the jibaro, a term for someone from the campo (countryside) who practices traditional farming, as a true Boricuasymbol.Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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With Beyoncé and Pharrell leading the charge, Americana fashion has also played an important role in liberals’ reclamation of patriotism from the far right.Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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Your employees will lose traction on key priorities, focusing instead on damage control and recovery, instead of new product development.Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Year-on-year, the quarterly numbers still show a decline of 2 percent (compared with the third quarter of 2023), but recovery must start somewhere.Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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The facility, local police and federal health officials said the animals posed no risk to the public but warned people to stay away as to avoid agitating the creatures, which would make their recapture more difficult.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The rest would go to the state’s coffers to get redistributed to other Texas schools through a program called recapture.Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieval. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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