retrieve
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The AI told me how to retrieve what’s called a “key,” which is a long string of numbers and letters to unlock the data.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
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
If fortune favours the brave, will Slot have the courage to start Ngumoha in an attempt to retrieve that deficit when the Champions League holders come to Anfield for Tuesday's second leg?
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
“Unfortunately, in order to retrieve our agent, you will be entering mid-inferno,” Callaway said, still looking at the papers in his hand.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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