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
Maria Godoy, NPR, 9 June 2026
The definition of Black motherhood is an expansive one when drawn from the creative archive of Black feminist thinkers.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Events will focus on Altadena and Palisades areas to help bring together fire survivors, who can share and archive their stories and experiences.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
So says Laura Schmidt, a professor and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who has been studying old tobacco company archives.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 9 June 2026
The definition of Black motherhood is an expansive one when drawn from the creative archive of Black feminist thinkers.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Verb
It was also archived by Jmail, a web interface that was created to archive Epstein content.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Events will focus on Altadena and Palisades areas to help bring together fire survivors, who can share and archive their stories and experiences.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archive
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Suburban library and school district officials laid into Cook County leaders yesterday over the fact last year’s late property tax bills cost them millions of dollars, with another lengthy delay looming this year.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Dozens of cooling centers are located at various community centers, libraries, religious centers and parks.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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In his last three years with the program, Vizakis was crucial in helping the Warriors compile a 38-1 record, resulting in two Super Bowl championships.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The organizing body is the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in association with the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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As whiskey fans already know, Booker’s stands out as being an uncut, unfiltered bourbon, and while the specifics change from batch to batch, there are some constants—the whiskey is usually six to eight years old and between 120 and 130 proof.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 June 2026
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As a result, Dashers allegedly began waiting to accept orders in order to batch them together, which led to longer wait times and slower deliveries.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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All athletes who participated in the research — and are quoted above — remained anonymous, with their experiences collated into collective, generalised vignettes owing to fears of retaliation by those in charge.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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And the new Personalized Intelligence update collates data across the lot.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Then there is its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, which allows Iran to systematize its deterrence against the passage of container ships and oil tankers.—
Vincenzo Leone,
Wired News,
12 May 2026
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Embed Customer Proximity Into Leadership Routines Leaders must systematize customer proximity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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But Reuters is the first to report the extent of the launch-pad network linked to the octagons; recent military activity around one of the facilities; and analysts’ assessments that the pads could field mobile missile launchers and electronic-warfare operations.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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According to recent polling by the firm Meganálisis, Rodríguez continues to face deeply negative approval ratings, with many Venezuelans still associating the interim government with corruption, repression and economic collapse linked to the final years of Chavismo.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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But stacked France is right behind them at +475, with England +750 seeing out the top three as all three European teams have deep squads.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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In the bathroom downstairs at our house, there were stacked Vogues as tall as a human.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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