as in libraries
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 archives
Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 11, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Following a life-changing trip to Africa, the DJ returned to New York and created the Zulu Nation, a hip-hop awareness and cultural group, according to MoMA archives.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
And researchers struggled to find more information during the COVID-19 pandemic as historical archives were closed.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Fly across the world to visit archives and then look at additional pamphlets just because the covers look cute.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Each day between now and the men’s and women’s Final Fours next month, The Courant will look back through our archives and highlight a memorable men’s and/or women’s game that occurred on that date.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
They've since been restored and added to the BBC's own archives.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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There were no dates of birth or death, but a manuscript of sixty-seven short pieces for solo mandolin or violin had been unearthed from archives in recent years.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 11, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Following a life-changing trip to Africa, the DJ returned to New York and created the Zulu Nation, a hip-hop awareness and cultural group, according to MoMA archives.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
And researchers struggled to find more information during the COVID-19 pandemic as historical archives were closed.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Fly across the world to visit archives and then look at additional pamphlets just because the covers look cute.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Each day between now and the men’s and women’s Final Fours next month, The Courant will look back through our archives and highlight a memorable men’s and/or women’s game that occurred on that date.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
They've since been restored and added to the BBC's own archives.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
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The nonprofit Vision to Learn is leading an effort alongside the Atlanta Hawks to donate thousands of free glasses and eye exams at schools and libraries in the metro in what's called the Atlanta Vision Project.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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First responders and public-health workers are routinely armed with the stuff, and it’s stocked in public libraries and other community locations.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The San Francisco court has the third-highest number of asylum cases in the nation after New York and Miami, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which compiles government data.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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According to Grinding the Mocks, which compiles mock drafts across the country, Miami’s Francis Mauigoa is the only tackle projected in the top-10.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen sink sandwich, the TikTok trend that keeps recirculating, takes the same principle and stacks it between bread.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Aledo stacks another win Aledo won its 11th consecutive game Friday, trouncing Saginaw 15-0 in shutout fashion.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Community Reinvestment Act links bank growth to community lending.—
Nicolas S. Rohatyn,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In practical terms, the deal links two platforms that have long served different functions in the online art trade.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Munro pointed to changes made at BBC Arabic, including overhauling its Press Review item — which collates media reporting from the Middle East — and bolstering editorial leadership and accountability at the service.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Nov. 2025
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However, an odds tracker that collates data from about two dozen bookmakers places him second behind the favorite, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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The second and third outs were called third strikes, both of them initially balls before All-Star catcher Realmuto challenged through the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), or so called robot umpires, that will be used in the regular season for the first time this year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Arrange dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
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These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Archives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archives. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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