retained

Example Sentences

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Under the proposal, it is not certain whether the current number of subsidized child-care spaces, about 366,700, can be retained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Some specimens discovered over the last century retained detailed skin impressions and other soft tissue features, earning the nickname "dinosaur mummies."

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

But it retained grants involving Western European subjects.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

In the small federal territory of Puducherry, a former French enclave in southeastern India, a coalition government including the BJP retained power.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Exception 1.—Before ing or ish, the final y is retained to prevent the doubling of the i: as, pity + ing = pitying.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton