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retention

[ri-ten-shuhn] / rɪˈtɛn ʃən /




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China "has become a customer retention and replacement/upgrade-driven market, and these big SUVs address that need," independent analyst Lei Xing wrote in a blog this week.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Though there was some consternation on Wall Street after Amex announced the change, Le Caillec said that retention rates have been “extremely strong,” with no meaningful difference after the refresh.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

KT’s 1Q operating profit likely fell 29% on year, partly due to higher costs from a customer retention program following a 2025 data breach, the analysts write in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

If the raise results in better teacher retention, then the district and students also would benefit — provided that the increase is affordable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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




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