- present participle of retain.
retaining
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Cofnas added that “Many passages are lifted with minimal editing, sometimes retaining copy-editing mistakes from the original source,” and found similar issues in other papers written by Arday.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Ownership decisions also can lead to signing or retaining star players as teams hope to contend for championships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The goal is to move beyond previous AI safety systems that monitored interactions individually, which made it difficult to ensure tools were being used properly without retaining some customer data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
At the Women's European Championship that followed, Bronze was instrumental in England retaining the trophy, starting every game despite suffering a fractured tibia on the eve of the tournament.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Someone would have to keep his wits, and he had assumed automatically that since Fezzik had so few, he would find retaining them not all that difficult.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
