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[ri-teynd] / rɪˈteɪnd /




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Unlike WhatsApp, Max appears to lack end-to-end encryption, meaning messages are not scrambled while travelling between the reader and sender and could possibly be retained by the state.

From Barron's

Scottish salmon has retained its position as the UK's biggest food export, while exports of Scotch whisky have dropped, according to new figures.

From BBC

Attempts by The Times to reach Conte at numbers listed for him in public records were unsuccessful, and court records do not indicate whether he retained an attorney in past cases.

From Los Angeles Times

However, it has retained a core base of dedicated players, and its developers previously said they had a year's worth of updates mapped out.

From BBC

Most famously, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos were expelled from the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games for raising their black-gloved fists in protest of racial injustice, though they retained their medals.

From The Wall Street Journal