as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library
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Recent Examples of retrieve
How does the United States retrieve Iran’s nuclear material without sending in ground forces?
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NBC news, 17 May 2026
Din initially brings Grogu to the Client and retrieves his reward, only to have a change of heart.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The contradiction becomes harder to ignore as healthcare increasingly asks patients to take an active role in their care while limiting their ability to retrieve, verify or meaningfully control the records required to coordinate it across institutions.
—Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The plot is set in motion when Rachel convinces investment banker Bobby Sheen (Rosamund Pike, leaning into her onscreen ice queen image) to hire her to retrieve the money from the defaulter, Manny Salazar (Carlos Barde), for a ten percent recovery fee, with $10 million up front.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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NBC news, 17 May 2026
Din initially brings Grogu to the Client and retrieves his reward, only to have a change of heart.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The contradiction becomes harder to ignore as healthcare increasingly asks patients to take an active role in their care while limiting their ability to retrieve, verify or meaningfully control the records required to coordinate it across institutions.
—Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The plot is set in motion when Rachel convinces investment banker Bobby Sheen (Rosamund Pike, leaning into her onscreen ice queen image) to hire her to retrieve the money from the defaulter, Manny Salazar (Carlos Barde), for a ten percent recovery fee, with $10 million up front.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieve
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The only way to regain that dignity, according to Uyghurs like Choghtal, was to train to fight and perhaps have the opportunity one day to wrest control of Xinjiang away from the Communist Party.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
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Per the logline, in The Hawk Lonnie Hawkins, (Ferrell) 2004’s number one golfer, struggles on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Still, the 49ers have been trying to recapture their youth, with an 11-man draft class last year — every draftee remains on the roster — and an eight-man class last month.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The economy recovered by the late 1990s, with the military reinvesting its profits into the country to support hospitals, education and government food rations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Rudy Giuliani, 81, is recovering from a severe case of viral pneumonia that led him into a coma in early May.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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There’s a parade of VHS covers, marketing materials, merchandising tie-ins, declining box office reports, and inevitably, a flurry of blogs both detailing the series’ homophobia and transphobia, and attempting to reclaim it.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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In another historic development, preliminary results show that nine women will sit in Parliament for the first time in 24 years, with all seven of the winning party’s female candidates reclaiming their seats and two women from the opposition, the Nassau Guardian reported.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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