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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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An agentic Siri will need to go beyond chatbot capabilities to retrieve personalized context on devices and execute multistep workflows.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

He immediately called the tech company’s support staff, who said Canopy could retrieve its files.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

They use mashed-together databases to sense patterns and retrieve verbiage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

He rushed back from a farmhouse holiday with friends, scrambling to retrieve the notes and textbooks he had already given to younger students in case he had to sit the exam again.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

As Dad starts cutting the cake into slices, I run inside the cabin to retrieve my gift for Mom.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Apple needs to “evolve Siri into an agent that understands intent, retrieves context, calls apps and completes workflows,” Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a note last week.

From MarketWatch Jun. 6, 2026

OpenAI, meanwhile, says it has shipped an update for Plus and Pro users that improves how memory finds and retrieves details.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Researchers have developed a new holographic data storage method that records and retrieves information in three dimensions by combining three key properties of light -- amplitude, phase and polarization.

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 2026

It is also a gesture of trust; the person holding the mic treats the responsibility as sacred and does not move until Cave retrieves the microphone a few bars later.

From Salon May 13, 2025

And then in a move that’s remarkably similar to old, competent mom, she retrieves some duct tape from a drawer and sits down next to the basket ready to do some reconstructive surgery.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

“There you go,” he said as he retrieved a prize from the chute.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The unit said initially that 77 people were rescued and 15 bodies retrieved.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Of the 10 percent who retrieved their frozen eggs, 34 percent became pregnant, and 29 percent had a live birth.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

They said they had retrieved as many bodies as they could immediately after the attack and were relieved to be able to give others a proper burial.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

As we entered the building, Raizel retrieved a hammer from the scatter of tools lying in the corner.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Some ship owners may be reluctant to let their vessels return to such a volatile region after finally retrieving them, experts say.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

The efforts are fueling anxieties across the banking and asset-management industries, where legions of professionals spend much of their days retrieving and synthesizing information.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.

From Salon May 12, 2026

These cells are critical for storing and retrieving memories.

From Science Daily May 3, 2026

“Help for help. Nichole helped the Msaidizi by retrieving it. It paid its debt by saving her from Tyran. Simple as that.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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