retrieve

Example Sentences

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Special operations forces that are trained to handle nuclear material would then be sent in to retrieve the enriched uranium.

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He could retrieve years’ worth of memories of eating it—making it, he came up blank.

From Literature

Feeling ridiculous, I retrieve the receipt from the floor and a brick falls through my stomach.

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He sagged, considering the risks of trying to retrieve it from Fernlight tomorrow.

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After the defection, the association said the agreement for him to use the building was invalid and later changed the locks without notice, with Mr Rosindell's staff only allowed to retrieve work items under supervision.

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