retain
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Repricing is rare and often opposed by investors, though defenders of the practice argue it can be necessary to retain talent in turbulent times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
She has asserted that Venezuela will retain sovereignty over its natural resources and defended the choice of Betancourt.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
That difference can affect both survival through a downturn and the share of future profits existing owners retain.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"If fuel prices stay high for a long period, it could affect our ability to recruit and retain volunteers," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Queen rushed after him, to retain him by face if necessary.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Despite not receiving the endorsement of the faculty guild, Buelna retains the support of a number of faculty members, including the president of the academic senate, Angela Echeverri.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
This extensive mixing could explain why Bennu's material retains such a representative sample of the ingredients present during the Solar System's earliest history.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But Collins retains considerable loyalty from across society.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It retains a “hold” call and trims its price target by 3.3%, to A$44.00/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Appalachian Trail Conference didn’t hire its first paid employee until 1968, and it retains the air of a friendly, accessible, dedicated outfit.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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He then warned that seizing the ship would lead to serious consequences, according to the report and lawyers who retained contact with Fause’s team throughout the seizure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Anthropic stored Elvis’ songs “into a permanent, general-purpose central library intended to be retained indefinitely, from which subsets were selected and copied again to train the next generation of Claude models,” the lawsuit contends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Boss Maresca took a risk by making eight changes from the side that beat Ipswich in their last outing, with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias and Foden the players retained.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
His sister, Darline Graham, who was appointed to fill his seat, retained most of his senior staff, including those who dealt with Navatek.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
In some areas the original local domesticates were retained alongside the far more productive Mexican trinity, but in other areas the trinity replaced them completely.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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If SpaceX acquired Tesla, the class structure would remain in place, with Musk owning 37% of the shares of the combined company while retaining 56% of the voting power, according to Levy’s calculations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Moody’s is expected by investors on Friday to downgrade France’s credit rating, while retaining the country’s investment-grade status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The researchers found that GMPs could be grown extensively in the laboratory while retaining their ability to develop into functioning immune cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Improving margins with sustained demand would support the case that Microsoft is retaining some efficiency gains.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The third hit one of Charybdis s retaining bands and shot back at us, snapping the Ares flag off its pole.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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