retained

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Retained, or on-call, firefighters are usually based in more rural locations and answer emergency calls alongside working a normal job.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Retained from the original poem are the God of Love, Lady Reason, Shame, Idleness and Pleasure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Retained by the military when the rest of Fort Lawton became Discovery Park in 1973 and vacated by the Army Reserve in 2012, the property has acquired a ghostly atmosphere.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

He wrote to the Park Service director in 1988: “It is my sincere hope that you would not consider granting any request to extend the Retained Use Estate at Caneel Bay.”

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020

Retained since repetition may have been intended by the author to indicate over-use of the phrase.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza