retrieving

present participle of retrieve
as in regaining
to get again in one's possession needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library

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“Retrieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieving. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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