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retrieving

Speech parts

1. retrieving - Noun

2. retrieving - Verb

Meaning

of Retrieve

Source: Webster's dictionary

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What was lost was lost. There was no retrieving it, however you schemed, no returning to how things were, no going back. Haruki Murakami

But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content. Shawn Fanning

I've often been described more than once in my life as very much like a golden retriever. Just sort of happy and excited to do whatever it is even if it's as simple as retrieving a ball and bringing it back ad nauseum. Chris Carmack

I've gone insane, Michael decided, retrieving a cowhide-bound appointments book from his valise. Only certifiable schizophrenics showed meetings with God on their calendars. James K. Morrow

A car was stolen and later recovered, but Hassell was not in it at the time of the shooting; he had been retrieving something from the parking lot, and “was just a victim of wrong place, wrong time,” police spokesman Mark Beseda told the AP. Source: Internet

After retrieving the Sunfire, a weapon which can blow up the Dreadnought, they watch helplessly as an airship with Hilda on board is captured by the Dreadnought. Source: Internet

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