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
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 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, 27 Mar. 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 27, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
ForaPost is designed to work with the materials that owner-operators naturally accumulate, such as photos, documents, presentations, service descriptions, research notes, or archives of past work, and use them as the foundation for a consistent digital presence.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Throughout the 2025-26 ski season, weeks have gone by without Tahoe receiving fresh snow, according to Bee archives.
—Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The book is packed with fascinating material hard won from the archives.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
The Euphoria star and her stylist, Law Roach, dipped into the archives and found a very special dress for the premiere of A24’s The Drama, in which Zendaya stars as a bride-to-be opposite Robert Pattinson.
—Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Largely missing from the McDonald’s archives was footage of Bob Gagan, a founder of the event.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
The thing is, a lot of my research was done in newspaper archives.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 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, 27 Mar. 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 27, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
ForaPost is designed to work with the materials that owner-operators naturally accumulate, such as photos, documents, presentations, service descriptions, research notes, or archives of past work, and use them as the foundation for a consistent digital presence.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Throughout the 2025-26 ski season, weeks have gone by without Tahoe receiving fresh snow, according to Bee archives.
—Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The book is packed with fascinating material hard won from the archives.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
The Euphoria star and her stylist, Law Roach, dipped into the archives and found a very special dress for the premiere of A24’s The Drama, in which Zendaya stars as a bride-to-be opposite Robert Pattinson.
—Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Largely missing from the McDonald’s archives was footage of Bob Gagan, a founder of the event.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
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Residents have been coordinating daily petition drives for almost a month, gathering outside eateries, libraries, government buildings and other hotspots around Independence.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Opinion polls consistently find that libraries and museums are among the most trusted public institutions in the country by Americans across the political spectrum, and Urist said they are trusted because of their independence.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Okland was found by an employee of the development company after she was shot inside a model home, according to a summary of the case published by Iowa Cold Cases, a nonprofit organization that compiles information on unsolved killings.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This is a specialized, premium form of DRAM that stacks chips die-to-die to achieve dramatically faster data transfer speeds.—
Sha Rabii,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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For All Mankind also debuted a new relaxed slim jean for women that stacks well over heels.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Feb. 2026
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Shipping volumes in the Red Sea plummeted, with traffic through the Suez Canal, which links it to the Mediterranean Sea down 70% by mid-2024, according to a yearly review by United Nations Trade and Development.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some research also links language study to gains in areas such as problem-solving and memory.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 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
Verb
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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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But when snow piles up in powdery white masses, Arizonans can't resist the opportunity to play in it.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
19 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
Verb
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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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