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retain

[ri-teyn] / rɪˈteɪn /




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Existing shareholder Hansjorg Wyss will retain his minority holding as part of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

At such locations, fossils may retain not only bones and other hard tissues, but also delicate soft structures that are usually lost during fossilization.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

CBS News did see “60 Minutes” retain a larger portion of its football audience lead-in compared to last year, despite a later start time of 7:48 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

The dishwasher camera does raise the question of how this will all change consumer behavior—specifically, our tolerance to the uncomfortable, and our willingness to retain agency, perhaps at the expense of being left behind.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

Of course no one took credit, which allowed Goddard to retain the floor.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

"To see nanoscale structures with standard electron microscopy, we fix and dehydrate the tissues, but freezing them retains their shape -- similar to freezing a grape rather than dehydrating it into a raisin," Watanabe said.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

Captain Ben Davies retains his place having been named in the squad for the summer games without featuring.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

LAHSA, already diminished by the county’s decision last year to divert its homelessness funds to a new county homelessness department, now retains contracts for programs in the city.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

D’Ieteren retains a 50.3% holding, with Clayton Dubilier & Rice holding 20.4%, Hellman & Friedman, Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and asset manager BlackRock holding 18.2%, while management, employees and the founding family hold 11%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The doctors claim Frederick retains no memories, that his brain maintains only basic functions, but there are moments when she wonders.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

At least we can confirm he has retained some motor skills, and it’s possible he couldn’t hear the press yelling at him or just decided to ignore them.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

"It was almost apocalyptic," recalls retained firefighter Matt O'Hare, as he describes the scene that greeted him at the devastating wildfire in the New Forest.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Samsung retained the top spot, while SK Hynix and Micron benefited from strong demand for AI-related products.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The brain needs a break from additional cognitive demands so that memories can begin to stabilize and topics covered can be retained.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

All retained some small fraction of the loans they originated, and the companies were allowed to book as profit the expected future value of those loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Portsmouth Water and Bristol Water were the only companies to score "good" in both metrics, retaining their position at the top of the rankings as the sector's best performers.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Some 200 car insurance companies sued the Korean manufacturers, saying they deliberately nixed the safety feature for American-bound cars, while retaining it as standard for the rest of the world.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Instead, some people may experience pronounced signs of aging while also retaining biological traits that help protect against many of its harmful consequences.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Many of the biggest law firms have been intensely focused on courting and retaining private-equity clients, who tend to provide a steadier stream of work than big corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

In the marina the water was like a lake, sheltered and placid, but as soon as the Frog cleared the retaining walls she took the hall Pacific Ocean head on.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen




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