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retrieval

[ri-tree-vuhl] / rɪˈtri vəl /


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"Currently, we are focused on the retrieval, and after that we will proceed with the investigation," she said, confirming the bodies had been found in the ship's economy accommodation area.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

“Between the hormone injections, the monitoring appointments and the retrieval itself, it’s a lot on the body,” she says.

From MarketWatch May 11, 2026

The salvo caused disruptions in air traffic, with flights canceled and long lines for check-in and luggage retrieval at Moscow’s airports.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

However Wada said that move directly led to their retrieval of 24 terabytes of data from the Moscow lab in January and April 2019.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

Perhaps, however, we are linked in circuits for the storage, processing, and retrieval of information, since this appears to be the most basic and universal of all human enterprises.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

From what I know about egg retrievals, it seems entirely plausible that this will be the case for you.

From MarketWatch May 11, 2026

The couple decided they would both undergo egg retrievals, figuring they had a better chance of retrieving more eggs while they were still in their 30s.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

"To determine the abundances of molecules in Wolf 1130C, I used a modeling technique known as atmospheric retrievals," said Gonzales.

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2025

She and her partner struggled to conceive and ended up going through a couple of rounds of egg retrievals in the in-vitro fertilization process.

From Salon May 10, 2025

She made a decision: Two years or two egg retrievals, whichever came first.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2025




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