retained

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Retained from the original poem are the God of Love, Lady Reason, Shame, Idleness and Pleasure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

The committee raises its concerns about the Retained EU Law Bill in a letter to UK Business Secretary Grant Shapps.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

Retained by the military when the rest of Fort Lawton became Discovery Park in 1973 and vacated by the Army Reserve in 2012, the property has acquired a ghostly atmosphere.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

He wrote to the Park Service director in 1988: “It is my sincere hope that you would not consider granting any request to extend the Retained Use Estate at Caneel Bay.”

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020

Retained there on garrison duty, the two occupied a one-story, yellow stone structure fronting the parade ground.

From Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier by Blumenschein, Ernest L.