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Few people who have been on the national stage this long retain an ability to startle.

Many nonprofits struggle to recruit and retain volunteers.

"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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