retained
Example Sentences
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Information carried by a rapidly moving light wave can be transferred to much slower sound waves, where it is temporarily retained, and then converted back into light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Last fall, Charter retained boutique bank the Raine Group to find a buyer for the Lakers channel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Built in 1953, the home has retained the charm of its original details alongside the benefit of modern improvements.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Clacton result was the first time that Count Binface has retained the £500 deposit candidates are required to make to validate their nomination.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sacrobosco retained his position until, after 1611, Ptolemaic geocentrism was no longer intellectually respectable.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
