retrieved

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Musselman joined SpaceX in 2022 as an engineering officer on a vessel that retrieved rocket parts that fell into the ocean off the Florida coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"He was retrieved from the water by another person who was in the water with him at the time of the attack," Queensland Police Inspector Elaine Burns said in a news briefing.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Except catcher Brody Thompson of Alemany retrieved it off a short backstop, underhanded the ball to pitcher Ricky Gonzalez, who tagged out the runner at the plate to end the threat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"They were retrieved from the third chamber of the underwater cave by the specialist divers from Finland after a two-hour operation," Mohamed Hossain Shareef, a Maldivian government spokesperson told the BBC.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Michael reached behind a bush and retrieved the can they’d set out last week.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly