retain
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The animal did, however, retain a cluster of cells that could sense light in the middle of its head.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The British company will retain ownership of its Russian health business, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The special online collection is preserved by LMU’s William H. Hannon Library, but all donors are given the option to retain the copyright of their personal photos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Scaloni, 48, was bidding to become only the second manager in history to retain the trophy after overseeing Argentina's 2022 triumph in Qatar.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They say that children who use their family language in school will retain a sense of their individuality—their ethnic heritage and cultural ties.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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LHS 1140 b, however, produced a clear signal of helium escaping from the planet, providing evidence that it still retains an atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
RBC retains its sector perform rating and 360 Swedish kronor price target on the stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Manchester now retains over half its graduates, more than any other city apart from London, according to the Centre for Cities, and Manchester also attracts almost as many young graduates as it produces.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Citi retains its buy rating, citing the stock’s undemanding valuation, and a target price of 18.00 Hong Kong dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Experiments by Makoto Ogawa of the Kansai Environmental Engineering Center, near Kyoto, Japan, demonstrated that charcoal retains its carbon in the soil for up to fifty thousand years.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, "The Odyssey," retained the top spot at the North American box office in its second week, taking in an additional $87 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
An ancestor first lost its paired eyes after becoming largely inactive, retained a simple central eye, and later used parts of that structure to build a new and more advanced visual system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The council's head of environment James Gilchrist said he was pleased both parks had retained their Green Flag status.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The city administrative code requires records to be retained for at least two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Both artists retained in their grown-up writing a sense of the fragility and potential pitfalls of close relationships.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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The OCC decision comes months after Wise moved its primary stock market listing to New York, while retaining a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Amazing Brands is retaining all the employees and corporate staff currently with the company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The discovery offers the strongest evidence so far that planets with broadly Earth-like temperatures and rocky compositions may exist beyond our solar system while also retaining conditions that could potentially support life.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Still, current yields better reflect the thinking that the Fed will stay on pause, while retaining the optionality to implement changes, Alvarado said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The hair immediately stiffened, retaining the shape of the lock’s interior.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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