as in library
a place where books, periodicals, and records are kept for use but not for sale
asked that the rare book be brought from the archive sent the novelist's letters to the archive for preservation
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Recent Examples of archive
Will Croxton, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Between 1990 and 1992, NASA's Magellan orbiter mapped much of Venus' surface using a radar system specifically designed for that purpose, producing a vast archive of images that researchers continue to analyze.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Collaborating with StoryCorps, Wong created the project to record approximately 140 oral histories of disabled oracles and archive them at the Library of Congress.
—Rose Angelina Martin, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Atwood has stacks of research for her novels in these archives.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Between 1990 and 1992, NASA's Magellan orbiter mapped much of Venus' surface using a radar system specifically designed for that purpose, producing a vast archive of images that researchers continue to analyze.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Oral history offers a practical way to build that longer memory, especially for organizations that were never designed to archive themselves.
—Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Collaborating with StoryCorps, Wong created the project to record approximately 140 oral histories of disabled oracles and archive them at the Library of Congress.
—Rose Angelina Martin, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archive
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Current state law requires school library books to reflect the community standards for the population the library serves.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, the company announced a deal to train an AI model on the company’s library of content, which the studio would then use to develop new material.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The most recent Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, which was made up of statistics compiled from 67 of 68 responding law enforcement agencies and released earlier in February, shows homicides were down just over 19% last year.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The trade show was organized around thematic areas, including The Core Istanbul hosting a selection of 22 Turkish designer brands, including Özlem Süer, Mehtap Elaidi, Emre Erdemoğlu and Ceren Ocak, among others.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Starting later on Friday, users who opt in can message the AI agent through Baidu’s main search app to complete tasks such as scheduling, organizing files and writing code.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Include specific time commitments and batch creation strategies.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The researchers say this points toward continuous operation rather than batch processing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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That's the highest proportion among its large-bank peers, according to data collated by CNBC.—
Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Humans can collate and organize data collections in weeks or months with a dedicated effort.—
Kriti Sharma,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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These are metrics that can be verified and systematized, reflecting Clark’s experience as a programmer.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2026
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MarketONE, built by Amdocs, is one example of how companies are trying to systematize that work.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Those two concepts are not logically linked.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And so as a result of all of this, chocolate is wrapped up with many different emotions that link in many ways to our own morality or a sense of guilt.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, stacking many layers increases the electrical contact resistance at their interfaces, which leads to energy losses and limits overall efficiency, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that gauntlet is now over, and the Horned Frogs must take advantage and begin to stack wins, starting with Saturday’s game against Kansas State.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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