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
Samantha Putterman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And all of the National Climate Assessments remained available for public download, archived in NOAA's Institutional Repository (IR).
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 24 July 2025
Although believed lost for decades, in 2014 the Andy Warhol Museum announced the rediscovery of multiple experimental Amiga projects stored on floppy disks in the museum’s archives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
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Noun
Thompson’s July 2023 reply said more than 1 million records had been archived in coordination with the National Archives and Records Administration and the Committee on House Administration.
—Samantha Putterman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And all of the National Climate Assessments remained available for public download, archived in NOAA's Institutional Repository (IR).
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Verb
Floor to ceiling archives had been incinerated, and hallways were left dark with ash.
—Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 24 July 2025
Although believed lost for decades, in 2014 the Andy Warhol Museum announced the rediscovery of multiple experimental Amiga projects stored on floppy disks in the museum’s archives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
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Noun
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The sale will be held inside the Book Nook bookstore, as well as inside the library community room.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Friends book sale The Friends of the Mountain View Library are holding a book sale Aug. 9-10 to help fund library programs.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from July 20 through July 26 and 146 inspections.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Aug. 2025
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For each meal, prisoners are allotted one hour, with the menu compiled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, including macaroni, tacos, hotdogs and hamburgers.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The event, organized by the Detroit Chinatown Vision Committee, aims to revitalize the area and attract Asian businesses.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Another new effort was organized by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 and is called the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Odd bro-couple Orlando Bloom and Tom Brady, both batching it to the nuptials, both tossed together in the Gritti Palace — and whether either of them is truly single being wholly beside the point — enjoyed a bit of boulevardier-ing about as each other’s wingman.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Edit, convert, compress, and batch process your documents in one place and with ease.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The cherry blossom quotes were collated by travel blogger Nina Ahmedow, who writes at Lemony and Luggage.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Your words, sentences, body language, gestures and comfort level will be collated and used by the interviewer to determine suitability for advancing to the next stage in the hiring process.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The challenge right now is to synchronize and systematize data collection and reporting such that meeting the current assortment of local, national and international requirements does not create an undue strain on the core business or leave that business open to risk of non-compliance.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Thus, the contribution of the men who formalized physiognomy (Johann Lavater) and phrenology (Franz Josef Gall) was systematizing a broader humoral worldview about the connection between body and character, and giving it the prestige of modern science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Verb
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It is also linked to health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease as an adult.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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Also, a new RiverWalk connection piece will link onto the dog park.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The key is stacking it in a way that protects dry ingredients from the wet ones and uses condiments as glue.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of them flood each room, some in every color, stacked on top of each other on shelves, in old paper boxes or standing alone.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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