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[ri-tayn] / rɪˈteɪn /




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“Students who prefer physical textbooks should absolutely retain the option to purchase them, but students who cannot afford a printed book should have another way to access the materials they need to succeed,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was hailed as a "hero" on Thursday after fighting to retain control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight when his co-pilot allegedly attacked him, leaving him wounded but helping avert disaster.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Various AI systems retain more information about their users in order to help agents execute tasks with more context.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bain would retain a stake in MRO and gain a stake in AAR as part of the new deal, which is set to be announced Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

So he decided that the only solution, if one wanted to retain the right ratio between water and land, was to break up the land and scatter it across the surface of the waters.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Lagos, for its part, still retains its own, separate fashion week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

While the brand retains partnerships with long-retired Jordan, plus Williams and Ronaldo - Woods ended his association in 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Rodriguez insists Venezuela retains control of its oil.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

DBS retains its hold rating and a 1.40 Singapore dollar target price for ComfortDelGro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

If, after whatever matter it has lost to space, a star retains two or three times the mass of the Sun, it ends its life cycle in a startlingly different mode than the Sun.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The particles also retained a consistent magnetic response when exposed to an external magnetic field.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Sweden and the United States retained second and third place for the fourth year running, followed by South Korea and Singapore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

She retained Jones to disconnect the profiles from her business’s page.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

You could soften the onion first if you prefer, but I liked the little bit of bite it retained after baking.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

He found, always, that matter had retained its dubious solidity in his absence; but this did not deter him.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

So how is M&S attracting and retaining a younger generation of shoppers in a highly competitive market?

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Many of the biggest law firms have been intensely focused on courting and retaining private-equity clients, who tend to provide a steadier stream of work than big corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Instead, some people may experience pronounced signs of aging while also retaining biological traits that help protect against many of its harmful consequences.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

In fact, he kept at it in retirement, retaining an office at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study where he focused on writing a definitive history of the early days of the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Polar bears have like four inches of blubber. They’re so good at retaining heat they don’t even show up when you film them with infrared cameras. They’re like arctic ninjas!”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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