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
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The upgrade, first spotted by Engadget, means that users will now be able to search the vast archive of content for GIFs using keywords.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
However, messages sent via other applications, such as WhatsApp, were not reviewed or archived, according to CFTC.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Here is some of what the Courant has reported about that flood, drawing on archives:
When March 1936 arrives, the snowpack in northern New England is deep, owing to a colder than normal winter.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The upgrade, first spotted by Engadget, means that users will now be able to search the vast archive of content for GIFs using keywords.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
Verb
The YouTube videos are not a complete replacement because some of Trump’s remarks are not archived in video form, either.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
However, messages sent via other applications, such as WhatsApp, were not reviewed or archived, according to CFTC.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
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The council restored all recreation center hours, restored full Monday hours at 16 of the city’s 37 branch libraries and reversed plans to remove beach fire rings and close many public restrooms in beaches and parks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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This means training businesses, libraries and public service workers to interact compassionately with people living with cognitive impairments.—
Taylor Penn-Vessels,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2025
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Before the attacks, Boelter compiled a list of mostly Democratic state lawmakers and their addresses, disguised his SUV to look like a police squad car, and purchased a silicone mask and a cache of weapons, according to the affidavit.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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In March, Miami-Dade County commissioners delayed choosing a site for an incinerator and approved compiling a report on a range of options for trash disposal, including zero-waste initiatives and landfilling.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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The Journal reported a luxury wedding with 200 guests such as Bezos’ costs about $4 million, citing Jamie Simon, director of events at luxury planning firm Banana Split, which organized the multiday wedding between Sofia Richie Grainge and Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge in 2023.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Speaking to me over Zoom, Boyle explains how this smartphone array, organized in a half-circle, lets the director capture complex action scenes from multiple angles at once.—
Jake Kleinman,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
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Edit, convert, compress, and batch process your documents in one place and with ease.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2025
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There are also plenty of recipes that can be made and frozen-ahead, which makes baking a second (or third) batch a smart idea.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2025
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Thank you to the governor for collating and publishing the information and to Attorney General Phil Weiser for spearheading lawsuits that have resulted in fewer cuts (at least thus far) than might have transpired.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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The Trump administration has tapped Palantir, a company that specializes in using AI for data analytics, to collate and analyze data about Americans.—
Christopher Ramezan,
The Conversation,
12 June 2025
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Thus, the contribution of the men who formalized physiognomy (Johann Lavater) and phrenology (Franz Josef Gall) was systematizing a broader humoral worldview about the connection between body and character, and giving it the prestige of modern science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Crow systematized the sour mash process, introducing scientific rigor to bourbon production.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The clever manipulation of breaking off kelp and then using it as a deliberate tool is another thing altogether – something very clearly not linked to social hunting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
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While the managerial and cognitive aspects (like planning appointments or remembering milestones) had some upsides, the emotional family load was linked to greater exhaustion, sleep disturbances, family conflict and lower life satisfaction.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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By stacking eligibility under both statutes, focusing on stable housing instead of outdated employment requirements, and removing artificial barriers to home confinement, this guidance embraces the true intent of the law: helping men and women safely return home and rebuild their lives.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Sandwiched between the ocean and the Oregon Coast Range, U.S. Route 101 traces the state’s entire coastline, with wide beaches and jagged sea stacks on one side of the road and thickets of evergreen forest on the other.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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