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
After beating Nathan MacKinnon on the opening faceoff of the game, Johnston beat MacKinnon to a puck retrieval after a dump-in by Evgenii Dadonov.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Vanguard 1 could be placed into a lower orbit for retrieval, for instance, or taken to the International Space Station to be repackaged for a ride to Earth.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The combination of Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana (the ELK stack) delivers an efficient system to meet these requirements:
• Elasticsearch serves as a powerful search and analytics engine that allows for fast retrieval of application logs and data to perform real-time analysis.
—Roshan Mahant, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
On March 10, armed men oversaw the retrieval of bodies that took place over two days, according to residents.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Vanguard 1 could be placed into a lower orbit for retrieval, for instance, or taken to the International Space Station to be repackaged for a ride to Earth.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The combination of Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana (the ELK stack) delivers an efficient system to meet these requirements:
• Elasticsearch serves as a powerful search and analytics engine that allows for fast retrieval of application logs and data to perform real-time analysis.
—Roshan Mahant, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
On March 10, armed men oversaw the retrieval of bodies that took place over two days, according to residents.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieval
Noun
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Chris Kreider, who is under contract for two more years and has a 15-team no-trade list, is more of a reclamation project after a down year in 2024-25.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Carter sees this moment at the Met as a culmination of those acts of reclamation.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
5 May 2025
Noun
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These data points inform TD Cowen’s view that Starbucks’ same-store sales recovery in North America in the coming years will not progress as fast as Wall Street currently expects.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Modules have solar, heat pumps, hydronic heating and cooling, energy recovery ventilation, and smart home controls to monitor energy use.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Harris transported two inmates around New Orleans, police say, and Baptiste helped feed Corey Boyd before his recapture.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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The reward for tips leading to their recapture was raised to $20,000 per person on Sunday as federal and state authorities pleaded for the public’s help in the case.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieval. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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