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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Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Rescue crews immediately performed CPR upon retrieval of the final swimmer, but the 31-year-old was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
After landing in February 2021 in the Jezero Crater, the robot, controlled remotely from Earth, spent nearly four years searching for and collecting more than two dozen rock samples – many of which are stored at the first-ever depot on another planet for future retrieval.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Rescue crews immediately performed CPR upon retrieval of the final swimmer, but the 31-year-old was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
After landing in February 2021 in the Jezero Crater, the robot, controlled remotely from Earth, spent nearly four years searching for and collecting more than two dozen rock samples – many of which are stored at the first-ever depot on another planet for future retrieval.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrieval. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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retrieval
noun
re·triev·al
ri-ˈtrē-vəl
: an act or process of retrieving
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