retained

Example Sentences

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The company, based in Vionnaz in the southwest, has relocated part of its production to China, but has retained high-value-added machinery in Switzerland.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Jim Justice said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal Friday that the resort has been profitable, retained its clientele and that he plans to continue investing in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump told NBC News on Friday that Iran still retained roughly "21, 22 percent" of its missile stockpile despite repeated claims from US officials that Tehran's military capacity had been crippled.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Well into the 2020s, the Sunday-night show has retained millions of loyal viewers, even surpassing some of the ratings records it had set in previous decades.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Both artists retained in their grown-up writing a sense of the fragility and potential pitfalls of close relationships.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall