Many archaeological relics were 'retrieved' from the site.
They were able to 'retrieve' [='save'] the situation.
Can their relationship be 'retrieved'? [='salvaged']
(..) I didn't like the look of the guy that she was with. Because he looks better than you? Yeah. He was kind of dreamy. Well,at least now you can retrieve the black box from the twisted, olsmdering wreckage that was once your fantasy of dating her and analyze the data so that you (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Fuzzy Boots Corollary Season: 1 Episode 3