retrieved
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On a recent day, Maurice LaFountain, Deep Fission’s senior engineering director, showed off pink-flecked granite retrieved from the company’s first test hole and joked that the billion-year-old rock would make a nice countertop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
Although his body was never retrieved, his time and place of death in Bayeux are verified.
From BBC ● May 25, 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
The one she retrieved during her first alpha test.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
