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He heard the ball hit the roof, dashed toward the sound and retrieved the ball from under a bush.

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After the spheres moved through the gastrointestinal tract, the team retrieved them using a magnet and reported three key findings:

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It’s also something that’s hard to hire somebody to do, at least unsupervised, until a family member has gone through the stuff to retrieve any important paperwork and valuable items.

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“And you would endanger yourself to retrieve it?”

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On her way out, she stopped in the common room to retrieve her carpetbag, which she had earlier hidden beneath the curtained table that held the samovar.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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