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
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Turn your physical photo collections into digital archives.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 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
Until now, the archive had never been seen before — except for those who walked into the shop.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Turn your physical photo collections into digital archives.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 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
Noun
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Even in Huntington Beach, residents tired of perpetual culture wars rejected two ballot measures last year seeking to give the City Council more control over a municipal library system that Van Der Mark long claimed was essentially providing pornography to children.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The hotel's library is stocked with biographies that pay tribute to its famous past guests, from David Mamet to Caroline Kennedy, which today's guests can borrow or purchase.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2026
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The company relies on the US government for the largest share of its revenue, with contracts worth close to $900 million with the Pentagon last year, along with smaller contracts for ICE, as well as Treasury and other government agencies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Government.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The real estate roundup is compiled from news releases and written by Business Editor Samantha Gowen.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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Below is a recap of the C-suite developments at America’s highest-revenue-generating companies announced between April 4–10, 2026, organized by sector.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Join MyRecipes—your personal home for recipes—to easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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And batch 5 of the 10-year-old (SRP $90) is bottled at 97 proof, and has notes of molasses, chocolate, and barrel spices.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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One person’s voice is heard in the video instructing people which batch to light first.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some part of their job is analyzing data and synthesizing and collating information, something that large language models are very good at.—
Matthew Heimer,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Booking platforms have been collating user data to create more effective suggestions for travelers stuck in transit or in ticket planning limbo.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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These are metrics that can be verified and systematized, reflecting Clark’s experience as a programmer.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2026
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MarketONE, built by Amdocs, is one example of how companies are trying to systematize that work.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Some of the crypto wallets used in these hacks were also linked to the North Korean state actors known for their involvement in WannaCry and the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures by Lazarus Group.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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Recent lawsuits have alleged suicides linked to AI chatbot use.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The musical lineup this year is stacked!—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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