retrieve
Example Sentences
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Only 18 were flagged because the agent “did not have a sufficient factual basis to believe that the queries were reasonably likely to retrieve foreign intelligence information.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
He told reporters the operation to retrieve the wounded officer from “one of the toughest areas in Iran” was possible with a mix of “talent” and “luck.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Special operations forces that are trained to handle nuclear material would then be sent in to retrieve the enriched uranium.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The research, published in Optica, Optica Publishing Group's journal for high-impact research, shows that this new technique can increase how much information is stored while also making it easier to retrieve.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
The Osage were also able to retrieve at least a portion of the oil funds mismanaged over decades by the U.S. government.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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