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retention

[ri-ten-shuhn] / rɪˈtɛn ʃən /




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Retention rates for shoppers spending at least $10,000 annually were above 90%.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

Retention of school staff is also "going down", he said, despite the Education Workforce Council saying the situation was stable.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Retention ponds and wetlands constructed as part of major road schemes can reduce the quantities of tyre particles entering the aquatic environment by an average of 75%, new research has shown.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2024

Mead, which was based in the United States until a British company bought it in 2017, termed the strategy A-R-E: Acquisition, Retention, Extension.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

Retention of Body Wastes The injury which comes from the retention of the body’s waste products is of the greatest importance.

From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving




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