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
Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The Rhode founder and her stylist Dani Michele delivered a show-stopping moment on the red carpet, pulling a shimmering 2009 Armani Privé gown from the archives.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
OpenAI, which has a licensing and technology agreement that allows the company to access TIME’s archives, notes that Health is designed to support health care—not replace it—and is not intended to be used for diagnosis or treatment.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Smith was arrested back in 2004 for Boone’s death, newspaper archives show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
One of the earliest mentions of a Peachtree road race in our archives.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Information from the South Florida Sun Sentinel archives was used in this report.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Inside the center – home to the Fila Museum and its extensive historical archives (including footwear, apparel, and documents) – the layout offers an immersive and engaging experience.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Vince Gilligan is in the library at Variety’s New York office, surrounded by tens of thousands of newspaper and magazine archives dating back to 1905.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Historical researcher Segtnan came across the 1948 murder of a 9-year-old girl, Birgitta Sivander, while combing newspaper archives.
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If voters approve a bond proposition on the ballot, the city can sell bonds to finance projects such as roads, sidewalks, parks, libraries and affordable housing — spreading the cost over many years.—
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The drive is available in capacities up to 2TB, giving gamers faster load times, more room for large libraries and smoother performance on the go.—
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After its review, the board compiles recommendations and action items, then votes on which to send to a deputy chief in a memorandum.—
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To arrive at its figures, the firm compiles the number of job cuts companies have publicly announced.—
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At the end of lunch, the entire crew scoops their leftover food into a compost bin, and then neatly stacks their containers on top of each others.—
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Instead of playing Tetris with all the food storage containers in your fridge and freezer, invest in a set that stacks nicely.—
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Sunny skies by day often bring clear nightscapes after dark, so soak up the starry splendor on the Tucson Astro Trail, which links 12 area observatories and dark-sky parks.—
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The route links the campus to downtown stops near the Capitol.—
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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.—
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However, an odds tracker that collates data from about two dozen bookmakers places him second behind the favorite, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms.—
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Blackwood’s absence piles it on with several layers of awful.—
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Then Carol piles everything on her plate into a rough slice of avocado toast, mashing them together in an improvised layer.—
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Each team received their shipment of logo balls several weeks ago from the Wilson factory so that equipment managers would be able to properly prepare the footballs for their respective offenses.—
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Place balls 3 inches apart on 3 large baking sheets lined with parchment paper (about 12 cookies per sheet).—
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Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.—
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“Archives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archives. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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