retain
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Some changes retain the spirit of past performances.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
I also expect the hybrid will retain a higher residual value when it comes time to sell—if you sell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
This will be the first step towards allowing local and mayoral authorities to retain 100% of their business rates income before the end of the decade.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In mathematics and physics, self-similar solutions describe patterns that retain their underlying structure when viewed at different scales.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Their first response was, “Mandela, why don’t you retain a lawyer to defend you? He will be able to handle the case properly. Why put yourself out?”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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ExxonMobil agreed to take over as operator in September, assuming responsibility from France-based energy major TotalEnergies, which retains a significant stake.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Warrington's Matty Ashton, brought in for the France match, retains his place on the wing, with Wigan's Zach Eckersley again not in the matchday 19.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
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
"It possesses bird-like pelvic and hindlimb structures yet retains the specialized predatory foot and teeth of a small meat-eating dinosaur. It shows us that early bird evolution was far more complicated than we previously realized."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The doctors claim Frederick retains no memories, that his brain maintains only basic functions, but there are moments when she wonders.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Calvert, 73, retained about half of his constituents in the redrawn district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
From next year, mayors will also receive a 20% share of locally retained business rates.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Earlier this week, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said officials have retained private-sector lawyers for advice on a possible lawsuit against Cliffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
With this exceptionally stable environment in place, the researchers could investigate whether the molecules retained their fragile quantum properties.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Indeed, he was a bit of a fool Gareth, the youngest of the full brothers, had retained the traces of his youth.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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SD Guthrie will sell 1,623 acres of land to a joint venture with YTL Power and Bumi Assets for 933.6 million ringgit, retaining a 30% stake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But given the sensitive and intimate nature of the caregiving industry, finding the right personnel and retaining them is a big challenge.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Attias said the family decided in 2025 to finally open the Clark, later retaining OTH Hotels Resorts to manage it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Rather than rapidly releasing radioactive substances, the particles appear capable of retaining fission products within their structures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was the same size and shape as the retaining pond in his own neighborhood.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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