retrieval
noun
re·triev·al
ri-ˈtrē-vəl 
1
: an act or process of retrieving
2
: possibility of being retrieved or of recovering
beyond retrieval
Examples of retrieval in a Sentence
the retrieval of stolen goods
The system allows quick storage and retrieval of data.
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The department is encouraging borrowers who submitted an IDR application prior to the restoration of the IRS data retrieval tool to reapply online at StudentAid.gov.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Outside the interior, the beach club was designed as a key focus of the new model, fitted with a transformer swim platform that drops below the surface of the sea that helps with tender retrieval or simply stepping into the sea.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025
And a New York Times report last week found that a growing number of patients have experienced premature or mishandled attempts at organ retrieval.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers
july 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
Several families have stated that surgeons attempted to initiate organ retrievals while patients were still alive or improving, as noted in a July 20 report from The New York Times.
—Melissa Rudy , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Outside the interior, the beach club was designed as a key focus of the new model, fitted with a transformer swim platform that drops below the surface of the sea that helps with tender retrieval or simply stepping into the sea.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025
And a New York Times report last week found that a growing number of patients have experienced premature or mishandled attempts at organ retrieval.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers
july 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
Several families have stated that surgeons attempted to initiate organ retrievals while patients were still alive or improving, as noted in a July 20 report from The New York Times.
—Melissa Rudy , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for retrieval
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrieval. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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retrieval
noun
re·triev·al
ri-ˈtrē-vəl
: an act or process of retrieving
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