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
Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives, according to his public profile.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 12 May 2025
Sophie Williams, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Their findings will be presented during the medal ceremony and permanently archived at the Library of Congress.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives, according to his public profile.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 12 May 2025
Verb
Breaking cover, all posts on the London four-piece’s Instagram page were swiftly archived, while its previously dormant TikTok account began to flicker into life.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Their findings will be presented during the medal ceremony and permanently archived at the Library of Congress.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
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After being used by the president during his term, the plane would then be donated to Trump’s presidential library just before his term ends.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Trump has said the plane would be used solely by the Department of Defense during the transition to a new fleet of presidential aircraft and would later be donated to his presidential library.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Degrees in engineering, math and computers, and business and economics provide the largest annual return, according to data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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First Step taught Thomas how to compile a resume and put on his best face during an interview.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Two people have since been arrested over the plot, which was organized by users of digital platforms such as Discord.—
Arthur Coelho Bezerra,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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More than a decade ago, Rand organized VFX artists to protest Canadian subsidies, which were luring thousands of jobs abroad while bankrupting U.S. VFX houses.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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Layer 2 solutions were designed specifically to reduce transaction costs by processing operations off-chain and submitting only batched results to the main network.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Note from Chef Emma Lipp: This is more of a method than a recipe, and it can be batched accordingly in size and in personal variations.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Cooper Quintin, a senior staff technologist with Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit digital rights group, said Palantir's work has long raised concerns by so effectively collating public databases with things like Facebook tracking and even shopper reward cards.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The film unfolds in something akin to real-time, its screenplay — collated from and corroborated by the memories of the soldiers who survived the ordeal — determined to feel more like a transcript of events than the blueprint for a Hollywood film.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 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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But Greer is attempting to systematize a policy environment that is being by driven by fiat and decree, the whims of the man at the top.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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The project, which includes a five-star hotel and a residential estate, was developed by a company linked to Prayudh’s PM Group.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Previously, the cosmic production of gold has only been linked to neutron star collisions.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Ben Roethlisberger’s rookie offense was also stacked.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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With that, the team has noticed an array of trends arising, particularly in terms of what brands and products are most often stacked.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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