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fetching

[fech-ing] / ˈfɛtʃ ɪŋ /


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Chiedza, who could not swim, got out of her depth while fetching a volleyball from the sea while playing with her 11-year-old cousin.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Nedoune, a Tuareg herder in his fifties, said he was fetching water two years ago in the northern Timbuktu region when a convoy spotted him.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The $400 pocket watches, sold only in stores, resold for up to $6,500 on eBay, with a full set fetching $27,900.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Through Stacy’s fetching sadness, we come to know that maybe a certain motivational speaker was right.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Before that, I had been with Frankie, and I hadn’t been doing anything as kosher as working the Linotype or fetching coffee.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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