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retrieval

[ri-tree-vuhl] / rɪˈtri vəl /


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Marvell’s chips and accelerators should be even more valuable in a world driven by agentic AI, seeing as the technology requires continuous loops of reasoning, tool use, memory retrieval, and task coordination.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

At the time of Santos’ egg retrieval, Acacio had been under investigation by the state medical board for months, records show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

By combining task based experiments with fMRI data, the team found no measurable difference in brain activity between successful episodic and semantic memory retrieval.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

The team used a specialist retrieval system to access the airbag control module – where a snapshot of electronic data, triggered by the crash, revealed speeds, accelerator position, steering wheel angle and brake pedal application.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

With cash he could hide it, keep it, direct its retrieval if he was sent away.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers