retrieve
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The couple had to retrieve their luggage and were told to go to the help desk.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
After a round in September and February, the couple managed to retrieve six embryos and hope to take part in the same programme.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
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
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
They had a registered letter sent to the P.O. box listed under Miller’s name, then they nabbed Morrison when he went to retrieve it.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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