retain
Example Sentences
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The call center typically will retain the golfer’s name, location, email address, cellphone, ZIP Code, payment method, tee-time preferences and history of previous bookings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The two-time world champion has not fought in Britain since December 2022, when he stopped Derek Chisora at this weekend's fight venue to retain the WBC title.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Hermeus does engine testing in Jacksonville, Fla., and has engineering offices in Hawthorne that it plans to retain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Even if Warsh is eventually confirmed, Powell could stay on the board and retain a vote on interest rates.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The danger about being the best knight in the world was that if you were always being tested about it, the day was bound to come when you would fail to retain the title.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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