retrieve
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A block away from the former Pfizer building, guests who had been evacuated from the Hampton Inn the day before waited on the street corner Wednesday morning to get inside to retrieve luggage and belongings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
Early doesn’t run like the Wayans brothers, dressed like women, trying to retrieve a stolen purse in “White Chicks.”
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
"I think everything needs to be demolished," casino worker Eduardo Gutierrez Jr. said after returning to his apartment to retrieve belongings now covered in mud.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Police told the family that Ben entered the water to retrieve a dog's ball.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
It would land not far from Bermuda, where the navy would then retrieve it.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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