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
Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 30, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Zangardi and Haenn went back to the archives for Lopez’s look favoring an Atelier Versace gown from the spring 2004 collection.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
In the California Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation’s archives, Kalar described McKnight as dedicated, reliable and well-liked.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
As fashion continues to mine the archives for fresh perspective, the Burberry check remains a constant source of inspiration.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Audio archives from the Torrance County Fire Dispatch channel on the site Broadcastify showed that responders went to the home following a report of a 60-year-old man unconscious but breathing.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
When her mother died in 2012, Hasbun inherited the gallery’s archives and began combing through them.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
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Newspaper archives became a crucial resource.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 30, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Zangardi and Haenn went back to the archives for Lopez’s look favoring an Atelier Versace gown from the spring 2004 collection.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
In the California Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation’s archives, Kalar described McKnight as dedicated, reliable and well-liked.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
As fashion continues to mine the archives for fresh perspective, the Burberry check remains a constant source of inspiration.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Audio archives from the Torrance County Fire Dispatch channel on the site Broadcastify showed that responders went to the home following a report of a 60-year-old man unconscious but breathing.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
When her mother died in 2012, Hasbun inherited the gallery’s archives and began combing through them.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
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Les Airelles Courchevel’s Hans Anderson details were crafted in the 1990s, avoiding the cold corridors and austere, dusty libraries of centuries-old country houses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Crosby, a deputy city attorney endorsed by the county Democratic Party, had sent mailers contending Bailey’s promises to reduce city spending would slash funding for parks, libraries and homeless shelters.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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An agent that autonomously queries cameras and compiles reports sounds efficient, but if the underlying detectors produce false positives, the agent only amplifies errors at scale.—
Calvin Yadav,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Data from the Institute, which compiles reports from the anonymous accounts of its customers, also showed that more expensive gas has pulled some spending away from discretionary items, defined as those outside groceries, gas, and utilities.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The Sweet Heat Morty ($12) stacks mortadella with pistachio cream, burrata spread, arugula and hot honey on focaccia.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Samsung’s 12-layer HBM4E, which stacks Dynamic Random-Access Memory vertically, has a 48-gigabyte capacity, representing more than a 30% increase compared with the previous generation, the company said in a press release.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The route links family-run lodges, remote hamlets, and small wilderness resorts, and the rides are timed to take advantage of the long summer light.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Currently, the ship has been deployed on CMA CGM’s French Asia Line (FAL) that links ports including Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Tangier Med.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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And the new Personalized Intelligence update collates data across the lot.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 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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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 5 Jun. 2026.
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