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noun

plural of archive

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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present tense third-person singular of archive

as in compiles

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The National Gallery has a second location, dubbed the House of Collections, in a stately white heritage building originally constructed in 1908 to house the country’s national library, archives and natural history collections. — Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Groves will mine personal archives, company records, patents and the sporting press to document Fred Perry’s origins from 1952 and reframe its legacy for today. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 The Art Newspaper reports that the university will open the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture, and Design in San Francisco in 2027, while preserving CCA’s archives and continuing its programs through a new institute. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026 This led to years of combing through the Pan Am and Coast Guard archives in search of clues about the location of the plane's wreckage. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026 In the 1950s, according to newspaper archives, NHL captains annually voted on honors such as individual player awards, All-Star teams and the most popular referee. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026 That led to years of digging through the Pan Am Airlines and Coast Guard archives looking for clues about the location of the plane's watery grave. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 To inhabit the facts of another writer’s life without invention requires the most detailed primary research, not only in literary archives but in almanacs, old newsprint, civic records. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Keen took inspiration from the A86, a vintage trail runner plucked straight from the brand’s archives, and updated the design with contemporary flavor. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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Noun

Strategic partnerships with schools, libraries, and community groups, alongside sustained funding from foundations like Pinkerton and Carmel Hill, enabled extensive book distribution, tutoring, and parent workshops.

— Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
For documentary fans who are tired of digging through crowded streaming libraries, Curiosity Stream offers a dedicated home for educational content.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

Definition of libraries

Verb

The Shel Talmy Recordings compiles songs the titular producer, known for his work with the Who and the Kinks, made with the late singer in 1965, when Bowie was still going by Davie Jones.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Field said the state compiles a list every five years of communities with more than 1,000 residents and an affordable housing stock of less than 10%.

— Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

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The Saudi exports transit through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a chokepoint that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Launched by the federal government, the Genesis Mission links supercomputing, quantum systems, advanced scientific instruments, and other digital technologies.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of links

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And the new Personalized Intelligence update collates data across the lot.

— Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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

Definition of collates

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Bassey signs, Ike balls out An hour after the Warriors officially signed reserve center Charles Bassey to a one-year deal, Graham Ike did his best to show that the backup center position should still be considered in flux.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
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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