retain

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Dealers typically retain buyers by selling them one car in a line and then upgrading them to another model a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

However, the company failed to retain consumers for its other products, including flip-flops with sugarcane-based soles and wool leggings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow will retain his position as Thailand's top diplomat, as will the ministers of finance and commerce -- all three of whom were also made deputy prime ministers.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The company said it was planning to retain approximately 350 roles in Scotland.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

How else could he retain his “family”? He feared that some of the servants he had brought to Philadelphia might leave if given the opportunity.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis