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
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Dozens of federal grants for libraries, archives and museums have been terminated because Trump eliminated the agency that funds them.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Their backups are foundational to many of the more recent efforts to archive the federal web.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Recent titles restored by the archive include Spike Lee’s Malcolm X.
BFI National Archive films screening at the TCM Classic Film Festival:
· Blithe Spirit (1945, David Lean) on Thursday, 24 April at 9:30 PM at TCL Chinese 4.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Dozens of federal grants for libraries, archives and museums have been terminated because Trump eliminated the agency that funds them.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Consider backing up important emails or archiving them.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Their backups are foundational to many of the more recent efforts to archive the federal web.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archive
Noun
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As your library grows, good file governance is essential.—
Marcus Squier,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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An active shooter was on campus, and their friend was hiding in the library.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a 10-game stretch from Feb. 24 through March 15, Washington compiled a 6-4 record, including road wins in Detroit and Denver, and showed glimpses of coach Brian Keefe’s vision for the team.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Their American Values Atlas compiled data from more than 22,000 interviews conducted in 2024 enabling them to look at individual state attitudes with confidence.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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From organizing food drives to donating recycling proceeds to global projects, EOLO is proof that small acts can scale.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The camerlengo, a cardinal in the Catholic Church, is in charge of organizing the election in a process known as the conclave, which was recently dramatized in the Oscar-winning film Conclave.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There will be future releases of Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old, but batch one is already selling for astronomical prices on the secondary market, sometimes more than quadruple its $150 suggested retail price.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2025
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These test results can also be accessed by entering a product’s name or batch number on the manufacturer’s website.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Less data, worse public policy? Agencies in the federal government do more with data than collect and collate it.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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However, there is bad news for people hoping to change their Wrapped at the 11th hour, as Spotify only collates your listening data from January 1 to October 31.—
Mark R. Weaver,
Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But Greer is attempting to systematize a policy environment that is being by driven by fiat and decree, the whims of the man at the top.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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So, the organization systematized the collection of data about drivers of employee motivation.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Medical experts have said for years there is no evidence linking vaccines to autism, but a new poll has found that a growing number of Americans, particularly those who support President Trump, disagree.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the first instance, group chat invites were hijacked to link attacker devices to target accounts.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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All offers end April 30 (each can only be used once and offers do not stack).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Photos released by the agency showed rows of Easter cakes stacked inside a devastated building, covered in thick dust, as a huge hole gaped in the wall behind them and rubble piled up on the floor.—
Angela Charlton and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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