as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
a law firm that has been involved in the retrieval of artworks that were plundered during the war
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Recent Examples of retrieval
In a multi-agent system, each AI agent can be assigned a distinct skill—such as image recognition, natural language processing or data retrieval.
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Brands can manufacture fluency with alliterations (e.g., Powerade Power Through) or semantics to enable retrieval of the brand within a category (e.g., baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet).
—Kirk Wakefield, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the delivery process, a P2 Zip will hover around 300 feet above ground level and dispatch a mini-aircraft with a container called the delivery zip, which descends on a long tether and moves into place using fan-like thrusters before setting down and allowing package retrieval.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Then there's well-heeled Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin that backed the retrieval of Apollo-program Saturn V engines from the Atlantic for museum displays.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Brands can manufacture fluency with alliterations (e.g., Powerade Power Through) or semantics to enable retrieval of the brand within a category (e.g., baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet).
—Kirk Wakefield, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the delivery process, a P2 Zip will hover around 300 feet above ground level and dispatch a mini-aircraft with a container called the delivery zip, which descends on a long tether and moves into place using fan-like thrusters before setting down and allowing package retrieval.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Then there's well-heeled Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin that backed the retrieval of Apollo-program Saturn V engines from the Atlantic for museum displays.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieval
Noun
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Estrada did not join San Diego as a true reclamation project.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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This reclamation of Brigid reflects something more substantial than symbolic parity.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Initial evidence suggests the practice may support the immune system, boost mood, improve circulation, decrease inflammation, relieve pain, and increase muscle recovery, though much more research is necessary to support these findings.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 Apr. 2025
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Net charge-offs refer to the amount of debt a bank has written off as uncollectible, minus any recoveries.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the coalition made no further gains, and its advances in Idlib helped provoke the September–October 2015 Russian intervention that has over the last two years helped Assad win victory after victory, including the December 2016 recapture of Aleppo that dealt a major blow to the insurgency.—
Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Aug. 2017
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The Austin district has had to give up nearly half its property tax revenue to the state recapture program for years.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Aug. 2024
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieval. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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