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retain
verb as in hold on to physically or mentally
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Few people who have been on the national stage this long retain an ability to startle.
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Many nonprofits struggle to recruit and retain volunteers.
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"They do retain my full support," he said at the time.
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Redundancy letters were sent out to staff at the refinery at the beginning of this year, with just 65 of 500 jobs expected to be retained.
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Administrators rely too heavily on student reviews when deciding whether to retain adjuncts, assistant professors and even associates.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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