retrieve
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Earlier this month, local business leader Tom Harris picked up eyedrops at a drugstore near his office without needing an employee to retrieve them from behind a locked plexiglass barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
It can also retrieve and summarize information, and many students use the technology to help with studying or schoolwork.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
A recovery team including Navy personnel is waiting to retrieve the crew, expected to splash down near San Diego.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
A military operation to retrieve the material would be easier if the US knew exactly where the stockpile was, said Jason Campbell, a former senior US defence official in the Obama and Trump administrations.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Feeling ridiculous, I retrieve the receipt from the floor and a brick falls through my stomach.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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