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
Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Last month, Madadi scoured her archives and discovered an unpublished letter that Koren had submitted to The Lancet—without her knowledge but with her name as a co-signatory—in his initial attempt to suppress Bateman’s critique.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
So far, the project has archived three papers: the Bronze Reporter, the Flint-Brownsville News, and the Flint Spokesman – covering the late 1940s through the early 1960s.
—Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Brooks looms large in that personal archive — and in Apatow’s imagination.
—Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Last month, Madadi scoured her archives and discovered an unpublished letter that Koren had submitted to The Lancet—without her knowledge but with her name as a co-signatory—in his initial attempt to suppress Bateman’s critique.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Wong is best known for founding the Disability Visibility Project in 2014, an oral history project that collected the life stories of hundreds of disabled people nationwide, many of which have since been archived in the Library of Congress.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
So far, the project has archived three papers: the Bronze Reporter, the Flint-Brownsville News, and the Flint Spokesman – covering the late 1940s through the early 1960s.
—Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2025
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Today the cultural center has artifacts such as pottery and baskets on display, photographs and a library.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some of these libraries also serve as voting locations.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The following is information compiled from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service and Duke Energy regarding how to prepare for a storm.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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The new album compiles 14 recordings from his 2024 world tour of the same name, swerving away from the rock and synth-pop of 2024's GAMMA back to driving four-on-the-floor.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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When Tommy Robinson organized a rally in September 2025, over 150,000 people attended.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Long term consequences are abstract and abstraction is intolerable to a personality organized around constant validation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The researchers say this points toward continuous operation rather than batch processing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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The recall includes all flavors, sizes, and batch numbers of True Sea Moss brand Sea Moss Gel Superfood, which was packaged in 16 fluid-ounce glass jars and manufactured prior to January 9, 2026.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
14 Jan. 2026
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Humans can collate and organize data collections in weeks or months with a dedicated effort.—
Kriti Sharma,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Latin American country's equity market has surged more than 91% year-to-date, emerging as the world's best performer, according to data collated by Morningstar for CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
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Computer programming is just a tool to systematize problem solving.—
Marcus Fontoura,
Time,
20 Nov. 2025
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During the nineteenth century, this skepticism was radicalized and systematized.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Nov. 2025
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On April 8, police carried out a search warrant at the address linked to Davila and the 14-year-old on Margaret Street between Hazelwood and Germain streets.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Even with adequate icebreakers, the price to build and maintain mining or defensive facilities — like those envisioned in the yet-unfunded $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense network linking detectors and interceptors in space and on the ground — would be enormous.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Using cranes, they will be stacked on the prepared foundation and assembled into an apartment complex that, once wrapped with a facade and landscaped, looks like any other, Peinemann said.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The birds get loaded underneath the tarp like that, squat cages stacked one on top of the other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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