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Whatever is decided, there is unlikely to be any movement towards independence unless the SNP retains power at Holyrood.

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At least a few parts of this country, however, retain rich, and delicious, culinary traditions.

They made sure to have clean clothes on hand, so as not to degrade women further by sending them home in a hospital gown if their clothes had to be retained as evidence.

In classes, I couldn’t retain information unless the teacher was a storyteller.

The investor will retain majority ownership in the company after the IPO.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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