retention
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He likely will get to keep at least part of his retention awards—some $1.2 million in shares at recent prices, based on how long he stayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The same logic can be applied to the retention of their current squad.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Data also show that retention rates have fallen under Luna after rising precipitously toward the end of Villanueva’s tenure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
What are the churn and retention rates for clients?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Larger ones tended to have more powerful chiefs, more ranks of chiefly lineages, greater distinctions between chiefs and commoners, more retention of tribute by the chiefs, more layers of bureaucrats, and grander public architecture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Earlier this month, Kluska was much more optimistic about the trials after meeting with Mereo management, who were “very pleased” with trial retentions.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Sides who have not utilised their six retentions are given Right-to-Match cards to use at the Mega Auction, which means some players could still be retained.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
He said his plan includes an increase in “investment in recruitment and retentions to rebuild our ranks and revitalize morale,” and pledged to reorganize the agency to create more opportunities for advancement.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
The whistleblower said the purpose of the retentions department, which he worked in, was to “squeeze the money” from clients until they were down to “the last cent”.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2020
In many instances these are retentions of positions assumed by the limbs of the fœtus in the course of evolution, and are therefore, in the adult, expressions of degeneracy.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
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