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retrieve

[ri-treev] / rɪˈtriv /


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The report claims that when DseWiki's editors started deleting pages, the AI agents shared code designed to retrieve them.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

"There was nothing else I could retrieve, but that photo also means a lot."

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

"And I see this a lot in my patients, where they can only retrieve negative information from their memories."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

She said they were supposed to go to a political event and stopped by his hotel room to retrieve some paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

I dump the pieces into the trash can, then run downstairs to retrieve my other postcards.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Apple needs to “evolve Siri into an agent that understands intent, retrieves context, calls apps and completes workflows,” Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a note last week.

From MarketWatch Jun. 6, 2026

OpenAI, meanwhile, says it has shipped an update for Plus and Pro users that improves how memory finds and retrieves details.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

It is also a gesture of trust; the person holding the mic treats the responsibility as sacred and does not move until Cave retrieves the microphone a few bars later.

From Salon May 13, 2025

The trend is also alive and well on TikTok, where the popular hashtag “adult ballet” retrieves countless videos of women documenting their progress in the dance form.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2024

“We’ll stay here with you, Annabelle, until we get past what you’re feeling right now. We aren’t going anywhere,” Gina says as she retrieves a wad of TP from the bathroom and blows her nose.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The paintings retrieved include "Madame Pichon" and "Coco lisant", a portrait of Renoir's young son Claude reading.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Furious, Byfield retrieved his arm and insisted on burying it properly.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

Daniel Vizcarra said a local golfer spotted the girl’s body floating down the Dominguez Channel on Tuesday and it was retrieved by deputies and firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

“There you go,” he said as he retrieved a prize from the chute.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Otto grabbed his backpack from the grass and retrieved the camera, looping the strap over his neck.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

RAG is useful for retrieving facts, but lacks the capacity for intuitive expertise, according to Arora.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Some ship owners may be reluctant to let their vessels return to such a volatile region after finally retrieving them, experts say.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.

From Salon May 12, 2026

After quietly retrieving it, they unrolled the yarn, removed the agent messages hidden inside, and took them to Washington’s headquarters.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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