retained
Example Sentences
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The Brewers are the small-market overachievers, who somehow have retained their little-engine-that-could persona despite owning the best regular-season record in baseball last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Clacton result was the first time that Count Binface has retained the £500 deposit candidates are required to make to validate their nomination.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Expansion and straightening cause water to drain away into the North Sea and Baltic Sea even faster, rather than being retained in the surrounding area."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rates have since fallen, but money-market funds, which now yield 3.49% on average, according to Crane Data, have retained their appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He had similar feelings about the N. A. A.C.P. lawyer, now a New York State Assemblyman, Percy Sutton, and later Sutton was retained as his personal attorney.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
