retrieve
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If you forgot the hard copies, you can retrieve the code by verifying your voter registration here.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s always harder to retrieve money and valuables than to prevent them from being taken in the first place.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Morning after morning, residents would retrieve the bottles of milk on their stoops only to find that a thief had skimmed off the cream.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
With part of the nine-story building still standing, Sabbagh was able to use a crane to reach one of his mother's cupboards and retrieve a photo album.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Then he wipes his face, leans over to retrieve his hat, bows to the astonished audience of menagerie workers, and continues on his way.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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