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
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Imagine, had gotten wind that the Avedon family and the foundation were perhaps open to allowing a filmmaker to have access to the archives and be supportive of the effort of reaching out for interviews.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Events will focus on Altadena and Palisades areas to help bring together fire survivors, who can share and archive their stories and experiences.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 17, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Imagine, had gotten wind that the Avedon family and the foundation were perhaps open to allowing a filmmaker to have access to the archives and be supportive of the effort of reaching out for interviews.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Verb
It was also archived by Jmail, a web interface that was created to archive Epstein content.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Events will focus on Altadena and Palisades areas to help bring together fire survivors, who can share and archive their stories and experiences.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archive
Noun
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For the repairs to be made, power will have to be cut to the downtown library and City Hall.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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The company was formed in 2021 through the combination of Univision Holdings and the media, content, and production assets of Grupo Televisa, bringing together one of the largest libraries of Spanish-language programming with extensive distribution throughout North and Latin America.—
byNick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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In the Colts’ video, some of the show’s most iconic clips, each relevant to an opponent, were pulled and compiled to show off the 18-week slate.—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The recall covered Zapp's Bayou Blackened Ranch, Salt and Vinegar, Big Cheezy and Dirty Salt and Vinegar, Maui Onion, Sour Cream and Onion, identified by specific UPCs best-by dates and batch codes.—
JJ Velasquez,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 May 2026
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Build the customer profile that makes your prompts convert, create the ban list that keeps your voice intact, set up the master prompt that produces publish-ready content, repurpose your best ideas across platforms, and batch your month in a single session.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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And the new Personalized Intelligence update collates data across the lot.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Kanal was instrumental in collating over 500 artifacts.—
Leena Tailor,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Embed Customer Proximity Into Leadership Routines Leaders must systematize customer proximity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 Mar. 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
Verb
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Three deaths have also been linked to the outbreak.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Prominent political figures include House Speaker Mike Johnson (a Southern Baptist); Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (who worships in churches linked to the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches); and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (a Catholic).—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
15 May 2026
Verb
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During a recent experience, the eight mini games ranged from trivia to stacking foam blocks and from Nerf dart shooting to spinning a giant wheel for points.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Rooms The 14 villas are a masterclass in raw materiality—brick, concrete, clay, and sand, all sourced locally, stacked into forms that feel simultaneously ancient and alien.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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