retainer
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Subscription and retainer models offer another path forward, providing clients with ongoing access to expertise and capabilities for a fixed periodic fee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The firm will get nearly half the payout for each client, per retainer agreements viewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
He also insisted that his client only ever paid Cohen for his legal work, subject to a retainer that was never documented.
From Salon • May 29, 2024
To keep the cover-up alive, Cohen said, Trump’s company disguised the reimbursement as ordinary legal expenses that arose from a retainer agreement.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
“Mrs. Dudley must feel for you as an old family retainer feels for the young master.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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